den Bock zum Gärtner machen

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German

Etymology

Literally, make the goat a gardener. Compare Czech udělat kozla zahradníkem.

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Verb

den Bock zum Gärtner machen (weak, third-person singular present macht den Bock zum Gärtner, past tense machte den Bock zum Gärtner, past participle den Bock zum Gärtner gemacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) fox guarding the henhouse

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