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Meaning of once a thief, always a thief | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. A person found to have stolen another's property will always be marked as a thief.
  2. Said in admonishment to a person who was once considered a thief and later professed to have reformed, only to have been caught stealing once again.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

once a woman, twice a child once an adult and twice a child once an adult, twice a child once bitten, twice shy once more into the breach once on shore, we pray no more

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