单词 | sticky fingers |
释义 | sticky fingersplural noun Informal.a propensity to steal. Origin of sticky fingersFirst recorded in 1930–35 OTHER WORDS FROM sticky fingersstick·y-fin·gered [stik-ee-fing-gerd], /ˈstɪk iˈfɪŋ gərd/, adjectiveWords nearby sticky fingerssticky, stickybeak, sticky blood, sticky end, sticky-fingered, sticky fingers, Sticky Note, sticky rice, sticky wicket, sticky willie, stiction Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with sticky fingerssticky fingers A propensity to steal, as in You'd better not leave any cash around; she's known for her sticky fingers. This metaphor makes it seem as if valuables adhere naturally to a thief's fingers. [Colloquial; late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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