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set the fox to guard the henhouse 

Putting somebody in charge of a job, when they have a conflict of interest. Often used to refer to industry "self-regulation" or to putting an industry insider on the board that regulates that industry, e.g., appointing an executive of Comcast as chairman of the FCC.

Can also refer to a similar problem in private industry, e.g., putting the manager of a failed project in charge of the investigation into why the project failed.
Mike Taylor has been appointed to head the Food Safety Working Group at the FDA. The President has set the fox to guard the henhouse.

the fox is in the henhouse 

Ques -Hey, did you deliver it or what?
Answer- the Fox is in the henhouse

rooster in the henhouse 

When a man poses as a woman and gets outed.
We all know lady gaga is the gorgeous doll we see today but years ago it was believed that she was playing the rooster in the henhouse.

Hog in the Henhouse 

When a male enters a room filled predominantly with women.
Sarah: “what’s that guy doing at our womens rights protest?”

Ashley: “I don’t know, he’s a total hog in the henhouse.”

Whore in the hen house

1. To “sweep something under the rug
2. Using a hen house to store your whore
My wife got suspicious of a girl so I suck that whore in the hen house

Roosters in the hen house 

Hey Becky, what are those guys doing here?

Becky: Oh they're just roosters in the hen house