詞彙 "it takes a thief to catch a thief" 在中文的含義

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it takes a thief to catch a thief

US /ɪt teɪks ə θiːf tuː kætʃ ə θiːf/
UK /ɪt teɪks ə θiːf tuː kætʃ ə θiːf/
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成語

賊才懂賊, 以毒攻毒

the idea that one person who is familiar with a particular type of bad behavior is the best person to find or catch another person doing the same thing

範例:
The police hired a former hacker to find the cybercriminal, because it takes a thief to catch a thief.
警察僱傭了一名前黑客來尋找網絡罪犯,因為以毒攻毒(賊才懂賊)
They used an undercover agent who used to be a con artist; it takes a thief to catch a thief.
他們使用了一名曾是騙子的臥底探員;賊才懂賊