- thieving
- light-fingered
- prone to stealing
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- thieving
- light-fingered
- prone to stealing
This phrase is used to describe someone who tends to steal or engage in petty theft, often implying a lack of moral integrity regarding personal property.
He always secretly takes other people's things; he really is thieving.
If someone working in a store is thieving, they will face severe consequences.
This term indicates that a person has a tendency to steal things, often with skill or stealth, suggesting a casual approach to theft.
Her relatives all think she is light-fingered because things always go missing.
Used to characterize someone who frequently engages in theft, indicating a habitual behavior of taking things that do not belong to them.
He is considered prone to stealing at school, and there are often complaints about him.
Due to his tendency to steal, his friends gradually distanced themselves from him.
Generated collocations (experimental)
shǒu jiǎo bù gān jìng手脚不干净to be thievingshǒu jiǎo bù gān jìng手脚不干净de的rén人a person who is light-fingeredBié别ràng让shǒu jiǎo bù gān jìng手脚不干净de的rén人kào jìn靠近nǐ你de的cái wù财物don't let light-fingered people near your belongingsshǒu jiǎo bù gān jìng手脚不干净de的xí guàn习惯the habit of being prone to stealingshǒu jiǎo bù gān jìng手脚不干净de的xíng wéi行为thieving behaviorshǒu jiǎo bù gān jìng手脚不干净de的zuì fàn罪犯a petty thiefjǐng tì警惕shǒu jiǎo bù gān jìng手脚不干净be wary of pickpocketsshǒu jiǎo bù gān jìng手脚不干净de的chuán wén传闻rumors about thieveryshǒu jiǎo bù gān jìng手脚不干净de的shì chǎng市场a market with issues of theftshǒu jiǎo bù gān jìng手脚不干净de的chǒu wén丑闻a scandal involving theft