Meaning of hand in the cookie jar | Babel Free

Definitions

Used to indicate an act of theft or other wrongdoing.

figuratively

Examples

“She had her hand in the cookie jar throughout her term of office.”

“He was caught with his hand in the cookie jar and eventually found guilty of embezzlement.”

“A Long Beach insurance broker, who admittedly got caught with his "hand in the cookie jar", has been accused of the theft of $400,000 from the Bank of America.”

“Any crisis, whether it is a plant explosion or an executive caught with his hand in the cookie jar, takes on a life of its own.”

“There are chief executives of some companies who know their hands were in the cookie jar, but who are convinced that no mere lawyer could ever pin it on them.”

“Frankenmanto was, in fact, a certified kleptomaniac who had to carry a doctor’s letter on her to explain the embarrassing little moments when she was caught with her hand in the cookie jar.”

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