"wolf guarding the sheep" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wolves guarding the sheep [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|wolves guarding the sheep}} wolf guarding the sheep (plural wolves guarding the sheep)
  1. (idiomatic, figurative) Synonym of poacher turned gamekeeper. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Synonyms: poacher turned gamekeeper [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: fox guarding the henhouse
    Sense id: en-wolf_guarding_the_sheep-en-noun-y0SOn5RG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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