泥棒に追い銭の英語

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

Run after a thief.

The thief has been taken.

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

chase after a thief

The thief whipped out into the crowd.

a thief who grabs and runs

The thief has been discovered.

We caught the thief.

The thief ran away.

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

There is honor among thieves.

I was mistaken for a burglar―taken for a burglar.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

to outwit a lawyer

someone suspected of committing robbery

The thief entered the house by the window.

The thief was arrested red-handed.

The thief eluded the police

I catch thieves.

How did the burglar enter the house?

The thief was caught in the act.

The thief ran away.

The thief got away with the money.

arrest a thief

The burglar threw the police off the scent.

I am sorry the thief escaped me.

The thief distracted the bystanders

The thief was handed over to the police.

The burglar entered by the skylight.