keep objects that don’t belong to you
the inclination or tendency to steal
to be likely to steal something
steal small amounts of cash or valuables
Money had started disappearing from the treasury coffers so, they realised that someone had sticky fingers.
One of the new staff had sticky fingers because the books never seemed to balance anymore.
That waiter has got sticky fingers. I just saw him put our cash in his trouser pocket.
A lot of things have gone missing lately from the store cupboard. Do you think someone has sticky fingers?
I hope he doesn’t leave any cash lying around when the family visit. His uncle is a little sticky-fingered.
There is no origin for this idiom
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