catch a thief with the loot
Take the stolen goods, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n á Z é in á Z ā ng, which means to find the stolen goods as evidence. It comes from journey to the west by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
To catch a thief, you need to find the stolen goods as evidence.
The origin of Idioms
The 38th chapter of journey to the West written by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty: "as the saying goes, the monster who took the thief and the stolen goods had been emperor for three years, but he never left his horse and let the wind go My grandson has the ability to hold him, and it's not easy to make a charge. "
Idiom usage
As an object, attribute, clause; used in spoken English.
Analysis of Idioms
Take a thief and see a thief
Chinese PinYin : ná zéi ná zāng
catch a thief with the loot
try by various tricks to find favour with. chuǎi hé féng yíng
Moving subjects and chasing guests. qiān chén zhú kè
woman 's light and heavy make-up. dàn zhuāng nóng mǒ