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Meaning of sticky fingers | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An inclination to steal.
    idiomatic, plural, plural-only
  2. Petty thieves.
    idiomatic, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Deutsch Langfinger
Ελληνικά μακρύ χέρι
Español amigo de lo ajeno
Suomi tahmatassu
Français chapardeur
日本語 てくせ
Polski lepkie ręce

Examples

“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.’”
“There are too many sticky fingers around for me to leave⟳ my purse unattended.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sticky foam sticky note sticky platelet syndrome sticky rice sticky rice wine sticky shed syndrome

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