have sticky fingers

have sticky fingers
have sticky fingers
Fig. to have a tendency to steal. •

The clerk—who had sticky fingers—got fired.

The little boy had sticky fingers and was always taking his father's small change.

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See: STICKY FINGERS.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • have sticky fingers — See: STICKY FINGERS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have sticky fingers — informal phrase to be likely to steal something Thesaurus: to steal, or steal somethingsynonym Main entry: sticky * * * have sticky ˈfingers idiom ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • have\ sticky\ fingers — See: sticky fingers …   Словарь американских идиом

  • have sticky fingers — someone who has sticky fingers often steals things. Another wallet has been stolen, so it looks as though someone in the office has sticky fingers …   New idioms dictionary

  • have sticky fingers — be a thief He was fired because of his sticky fingers at the cash register …   Idioms and examples

  • have sticky fingers — informal to be likely to steal something …   English dictionary

  • sticky fingers — {n. phr.}, {slang} 1. The habit of stealing things you see and want. * /Don t leave money in your locker; some of the boys have sticky fingers./ * /Don t leave that girl alone in the room with so many valuable objects around, because she has… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sticky fingers — {n. phr.}, {slang} 1. The habit of stealing things you see and want. * /Don t leave money in your locker; some of the boys have sticky fingers./ * /Don t leave that girl alone in the room with so many valuable objects around, because she has… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sticky\ fingers — n. phr. slang 1. the habit of stealing things you see and want. Don t leave money in your locker; some of the boys have sticky fingers. Don t leave that girl alone in the room with so many valuable objects around, because she has sticky fingers.… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • sticky fingers —    Someone who has sticky fingers has a tendency to steal.     Items have been disappearing from the stock recently. Do any of the employees have sticky fingers? …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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