sticky fingers
sticky fingers {n. phr.}, {slang}
1. The habit of stealing things you see and want.
Don't leave money in your locker; some of the boys have sticky fingers.
Don't leave that girl alone in the room with so many valuable objects around, because she has sticky fingers.
2. Ability to catch a ball, especially football forward passes.
Jack is very tall and has sticky fingers. He is an end on the football team.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
