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sticky fingers

noun

Definitions

  1. An inclination to steal.

    • You'd better lock up your belongings before handing your keys to a valet; some of them have sticky fingers.
    • ‘She was great,’ Bennie said. ‘I was crazy about her. But it turned out she had sticky fingers.’ He glanced at Alex. ‘She stole things.’

  2. Petty thieves.

    • There are too many sticky fingers around for me to leave my purse unattended.

  3. third-person singular simple present indicative of sticky finger

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA