擒贼先擒王

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❶ 比喻捉贼要先捉首恶．作战要先除主要敌人，例擒贼先擒工，只要先将匪首逮捕，其他的虾兵蟹将只有束手就擒。

“To catch rebels，first catch the chief”means that the hanger-ons of a gang are usually ineffective once their ringleader has been arrested．

❷ 也比喻做事要抓住关键，例对方的中锋球技高超，我们只有用擒贼先擒王的办法，分几个人去钉住他，才可能取胜。

The centre forward of the opposing team is very skilled and if priority is given to checking him closely，maybe we can win．