贼喊捉贼

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom)

   • tāzéihǎnzhuōzéi,xiǎngbǎzérèntuīgěibiérén.

     他贼喊捉贼，想把责任推给别人。🔊

     He's crying thief while being the thief himself, trying to shift the blame onto others.

2. 貳动verb

   fig. to accuse sb of a theft and try to sneak away oneself

   • tāzéihǎnzhuōzéi,xiǎngbǎzérèntuīgěibiérén.

     他贼喊捉贼，想把责任推给别人。🔊

     He cried thief while being the thief himself, trying to shift the blame onto others.

3. 參动verb

   to cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame onto others