a brigante, brigante e mezzo
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to (a) brigand, brigand and (a) half”. Compare French à malin, malin et demi.
Proverb
[edit]- in order to defeat a dishonest person, one must be even more underhanded; one must fight fire with fire; one must give their opponent a taste of their own medicine; one must set a thief to catch a thief