"猫に鰹節" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

Forms: 猫に鰹節 [canonical] (ruby: (ねこ), (かつお), (ぶし)), neko ni katsuobushi [romanization]
Etymology: Literally a “cat in skipjack tuna flakes”. Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|ねこ に かつおぶし|head=猫に鰹節}} 猫(ねこ)に鰹(かつお)節(ぶし) • (neko ni katsuobushi)
  1. setting a wolf to mind the sheep; fox in the henhouse Tags: idiomatic

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