泥棒を捕らえて縄をなうの英語

It's too late to shut the barn door after the horse is stolen.

catch a thief

Set a thief to catch a thief.

to catch a thief

to catch a thief―（捕吏なら）―take a thief―apprehend a burglar

The burglar escaped without any attempt on our part to catch him.

We caught the thief.

a thief who grabs and runs

The burglar threw the police off the scent.

The thief scrambled up and over the wall and ran away.

Run after a thief.

The thief whipped out into the crowd.

to throw good money after bad―throw the helve after the hatchet

I catch thieves.

The thief was arrested red-handed.

I'm glad that the thief was caught.

The thief is certain to be caught eventually.

stop the thief

chase after a thief

the thieves made a clean getaway

I'm glad that the thief was caught.

The burglar threw the policeman off the scent.

The thief has been taken.

The chief ran pursued by a policeman―with a policeman at his heels.

A prisoner slips his bonds.

A burglar breaks into a house―（泥棒の符牒で言えば）―cracks a crib.

The thief was caught in the act.

The burglar fled over the roofs.

I hope they catch the thief soon.

How did the thief manage to avoid being caught?