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sticky fingers
plural noun
- a propensity to steal.
Other Words From
- stick·y-fin·gered [stik, -ee-, fing, -gerd], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sticky fingers1
Idioms and Phrases
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]Example Sentences
Dubbed operation “Sticky Fingers,” a multi-agency investigation resulted in the arrest of 22 suspects alleged to have burglarized more than a dozen cannabis dispensaries in California.
Dubbed operation “Sticky Fingers,” a multi-agency investigation resulted in the arrest of 22 suspects alleged to have burglarized more than a dozen cannabis dispensaries in California.
Investigators then reached out to the California State Attorney Generals’ Office to request assistance in investigating the thefts, dubbed operation “Sticky Fingers.”
A few years later, Warhol used it for the Rolling Stones’ LP “Sticky Fingers.”
One fuzzy blink after another — and always just an inch from the grasp of sticky fingers — the lightning bugs begin to fill the air.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from 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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