ぬすっと

ぬすっと 【盗人 】a thief (複数 thieves ). （⇨泥棒 ）盗人たけだけしい do wrong and declare brazenfacedly that one is not wrong (by giving self-righteous reason for one's doing ).盗人に追い銭 【失った金を取り戻すためにさらに金を注ぎ込む 】throw good money after bad 【損の上塗りをする 】throw the helve after the hatchet .盗人にも三分の理 Even a thief has his reasons . (!「何にでも理屈はつけられるものだ 」の意 )