said allowing the USDA to provide nutrition advice was «like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse,» and he introduced legislation to move the nutrition program to the Department of Health and Human Services. (articles.chicagotribune.com)
We suppose that even with a 400 million dollar severance you can get bored in retirement, but surely putting the fox of big oil in charge of a henhouse like this is a dumb move. (treehugger.com)
Greenpeace accused Mr Gove of having a poor record on environmental issues and Sir Ed Davey, the former Liberal Democrat energy and climate change secretary, said his appointment was «like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse». (thetimes.co.uk)