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词组 poacher turned gamekeeper
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poacher turned gamekeeper
British someone whose job seems to involve working against the person who is now doing the job which they did before.
He used to be the the union rep but now he's in management - a case of poacher turned gamekeeper.
idiompoacher turned gamekeeper BrEBrEused about someone who has changed their job and is trying to stop people from doing the kind of thing that they previously did themselves:Apparently a poacher turned gamekeeper, Stuart sees no irony in the fact that he transferred from ICI's fertilizer division to work in organic farming.So one of the poachers has turned gamekeeper, and the Observer's music critic has been appointed head of Radio 3.opposite gamekeeper turned poacher: Parkin decided to turn from gamekeeper to poacher, and left the Tax Office in order to work for a major firm of accountants.NoteA poacher is someone who illegally catches fish or shoots birds or animals on private land. A gamekeeper's job is to look after wild animals and birds that are kept to be hunted on private land.

poacher turned gamekeeper

A person whose job or role has completely changed, from one extreme to another. Primarily heard in UK. The notorious computer hacker who once stole money from unsuspecting Internet users now helps the government catch other hackers—it's a strange case of poacher turned gamekeeper.

poacher turned gamekeeper

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If you describe someone as poacher turned gamekeeper, you mean that they have changed their job or opinion and now have authority over the same sort of people that they were themselves before. She returns as poacher turned gamekeeper. Previously a union leader, she now works for the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals. Gary Mason, boxing's poacher turned gamekeeper, will make his managerial debut tomorrow. Note: You can also say that someone is gamekeeper turned poacher, when someone who was in authority changes to a situation where they need to be controlled by others. He used to manage properties for other landlords. Now the gamekeeper turned poacher has to find occupiers for his own building. Note: A poacher is someone who illegally hunts animals such as deer, pheasant or salmon. A gamekeeper is someone employed by a landowner to look after these animals, which are known as game.

poacher turned gamekeeper

someone who now protects the interests which they previously attacked.

poacher turned ˈgamekeeper

(British English) a person who has changed from one situation or attitude to the opposite one, especially somebody who used to oppose people in authority but is now in a position of authority: He used to represent an oil company but now works for an environmental organization; a real case of the poacher turned gamekeeper.
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