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sticky fingersAn inclination to steal.Rate it:

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sticky fingersA petty thief or petty thieves.Rate it:

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bat on a sticky wicketTo take action in unfavourable conditions.Rate it:

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come to a sticky endTo die unpleasantly due to one's actions.Rate it:

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meet a sticky endTo die unpleasantly due to one's actions.Rate it:

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sticky wicketa precarious situation; quite a problem situationRate it:

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get one's fingers burntTo suffer relatively minor, adversive, and unexpected harm.Rate it:

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butter fingersA clumsy person who always drops things, a klutz.Rate it:

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green fingersA seemingly natural gardening ability.Rate it:

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have one's fingers in many piesto be involved in many different things.Rate it:

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keep one's fingers crossedto hope for the best, to show supportRate it:

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burn one's fingersTo harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions.Rate it:

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he tapped his fingers on the table impatientlyImpatience.Rate it:

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Keep Your Fingers CrossedTo wish someone or something a good luck and successRate it:

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point fingersTo accuse people of being responsible for something bad.Rate it:

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work one's fingers to the boneWork especially hard, usually for an extended period.Rate it:

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wrap around one's fingersTo make one susceptible to desire, in that their behavior or actions are influenced.Rate it:

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People Who Live in the Glass House Shouldn't Throw StonesYou should not point fingers at other and first look at yourselfRate it:

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curveballA forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve".Rate it:

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pick atTo touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.Rate it:

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tough nut to crackA difficult or sticky problem.Rate it:

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three in the pink one in the stinkTo place your three fingers inside a vagina and your fourth finger inside the anusRate it:

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avoir la main verteto have a green thumb, to have green fingers, to be green-fingered.Rate it:

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cock a snookTo spread one hand, place the thumb on the nose and wriggle some of the fingers as a gesture of disrespect.Rate it:

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croiser les doigtscross one's fingersRate it:

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flick offTo masturbate by flicking her clitoris with one's finger or fingers.Rate it:

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fortunam ex manibus dimittereto let success slip through one's fingers.Rate it:

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hunt and peckForm of typing employed by novices in which they search for and strike each and every key one by one on a keyboard, normally using only their index fingers --considered slow and inefficientRate it:

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il a de l'esprit jusqu'au bout des onglesHe is witty to the tips of his fingers; He is extremely witty.Rate it:

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il a fait un pied de nez (fam.)He put his fingers to his nose; “He cut a snook.”Rate it:

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on ne peut manier le beurre qu'on ne se graisse les doigtsOne cannot touch pitch without soiling one’s fingers; If you have to do with money, some will stick.Rate it:

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thumb one's noseTo place a thumb upon the tip of the nose, usually while simultaneous wiggling one's fingers, in a gesture of disrespect.Rate it:

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twiddle one's thumbsTo circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored.Rate it:

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writer's crampA debilitating pain preventing easy movement of the wrist, hand, or fingers, resulting from prolonged use of a pen or pencil.Rate it:

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