Английский словарь американских идиом - 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./