| 单词 | light-fingered |
| 例句 | Some owners leave out rolls of coins or even stacks of loose bills, perhaps with a video camera trained on them to catch some light-fingered or especially hungry maid in the act. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did the light-fingered gentleman ransack the cellars?” the other repeated. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Ah yes, I am already aware that Mundungus has been treating your inheritance with light-fingered contempt,” said Dumbledore, frowning a little. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Ms. Melford is justly regarded as a fixture of the avant-garde, but in this band, with resources like Mr. Ellman’s light-fingered precision and Mr. Miles’s mournful but succulent tone, she strives for dynamic approachability. Review: Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Subtly Recalls Its Inspiration 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z He tosses the myths into orbit with the light-fingered panache of a reincarnated Frank O’Hara. Solmaz Sharif and the poetics of a new American generation 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z It opened with a set featuring light-fingered, countryish songs citing particular locales — Tennessee, Texas, Utah — and its encore was the gleeful, sardonic “U.S. Blues.” No Song Left Unsung, Grateful Dead Plays Its Last 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z And indeed, Arena Stage’s “The Shoplifters” does start off on an amusing footing, with Houdyshell in the role of a light-fingered grocery shopper named Alma caught in the act of stealing a steak. Slight ‘Shoplifters’ alights at Arena Stage Freddy Kempf eased into it with light-fingered lyricism; yet bashed out the perilously high triads at the end of the first movement so hard that a string gave way. Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/Litton | Classical review 2010-03-24T22:35:00Z And Mr. Parsons’s deft, light-fingered performance makes the saintliness go down easy; there is real charm in Elwood’s little morsels of homespun wisdom when they are batted across the footlights with such guileless simplicity. Theater Review: ‘Harvey,’ With Jim Parsons, at Studio 54 2012-06-15T02:17:16Z I don’t mean the light-fingered thieves who try to grab your wallet. How to Avoid Being Fleeced When Using a Credit Card Overseas 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z On its 1990s albums, Matthews’s guitar — often acoustic — was the band’s only chordal instrument, joined in light-fingered counterpoint by saxophone, violin, bass and drums for staccato grooves that blended folk, funk and jazz. Dave Matthews Band’s Grown-Up View of Love and Dread 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z The real suspense this weekend was in the showdown between Smith and the light-fingered illusionists of Now You See Me. A Magical Opening for Now You See Me. And Will Smith? Now You Don’t 2013-06-02T21:25:27Z Writing about Fagin’s light-fingered protégés in “Oliver Twist,” Dickens must have scoured old news articles about the 6,000 pick-pocketing children whose work for gangland bosses carried a death penalty as late as 1808. Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights and Britain Becomes Modern 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Caper is now an anachronistic word, and the light-handed, light-fingered genre it once stood for has been largely eclipsed, at least on screen, by more adrenalized, special-effects-heavy fare. London Theater Journal: Getting Giddy 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z He should have fun with this lighthearted story about two light-fingered women who decide to protest against rising supermarket prices, and then keep it secret when both the police and their husbands start getting suspicious. Theatre picks of the week 2010-04-02T23:12:00Z This was the Phish that’s so light-fingered that its remarkable musicianship is often taken for granted; after all, things just keep bubbling along. Music Review: Phish at Madison Square Garden - Review 2011-12-31T00:27:32Z Mr. Washington’s guitar playing was lean, light-fingered and harmonically rich, conveying a relaxed authority as it teased and jabbed. Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington, New Orleans Musical Luminary, Dies at 79 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Stuart and his band, the Fabulous Superlatives, jam their way through it with light-fingered aplomb. Katy Perry Dances Till the World Ends and M.I.A. Starts a New Wave 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Some great movies do play better in the memory, even if “Asteroid City,” light-fingered and leaden by turns, never quite ascends into their company. Review: Wes Anderson’s gorgeous ‘Asteroid City’ is more starry than stellar 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z It moves, with light-fingered assurance, through sequences that transform from soulful arias into sustained duets, built around performances that are collaborative rather than imitative in nature. Review: Four legends walk into a motel room in Regina King's superbly acted 'One Night in Miami ... ' 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Even slightly larger European hotels are vulnerable to the light-fingered guest. Hotel heists: not towels and hangers but framed art, TVs, a fireplace 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z Aladdin, a light-fingered scamp, befriends Jasmine, the sultan’s daughter, in the bazaar. A Live-Action “Aladdin” Falls Short of Its Animated Predecessor 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Pistols bassist Glen Matlock was the Saturday sales assistant, while drummer Paul Cook and light-fingered guitarist Steve Jones would frequent the premises, drawn to its subversive charms and easy pickings. Jordan, the face of punk: 'The things I wore made people apoplectic' 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Perhaps the most startling thing about its many twists and turns — which Rohrwacher unwraps with patient, light-fingered skill — is that they well up from an insistently moral vision. Review: Alice Rohrwacher's 'Happy as Lazzaro' is an enchanting, surprising Italian fable 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z He eventually met Jim Morrison when the Doors came to London’s Roundhouse in 1968 and reminded the light-fingered Lizard King of his “playful plagiarism”. The Kinks’ Ray Davies: Brexit is ‘bigger than the Berlin Wall’ 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z In time this light-fingered generation will “retire”, or die. On Britain’s safe streets, how low can crime go? 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Scotland is also a lighter touch with the light-fingered young. A healthier brand of porridge 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Traffic cones seem to be orange beacons of joy for the light-fingered. Traffic cone hats and hidden motorways: The secret life of roads 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Every country has its charlatans and rogues, be they light-fingered British MPs or pork-happy American congressmen. Because we’re worth it 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z So was it a mix up or a light-fingered police investigator who succumbed to temptation and took watches? Oscar Pistorius 'had blood on arm' 2014-03-14T08:19:21Z In many instances, they are so adroit in purloining articles, that they are almost competent to give advice and instruction to the “light-fingered gentry” of “London and its vicinity.” Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z The light-fingered art must have degenerated in Toledo since the day of that clever cutpurse of the "Exemplary Tales." Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z The light-fingered goddess to her friend and beloved companion. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z As luck would have it, they were going to nab him the other night for a piece of light-fingered work that he didn't happen to be concerned with. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Ho! a discreet youth! a cautious youth!" the man in scarlet said to himself; "profiting by experience, he waited in safety somewhere until this light-fingered rabble was dispersed. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Sooner than steal a 'cello, the light-fingered would button his coat over a baby white elephant and let it tusk his vitals. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z It's not many lucky diggers whose luck attracts the light-fingered gentry and who only lose a four-ounce nugget after all! Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z You are not the only light-fingered gentleman of our little coterie. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z The reader hardly need be informed, that poor Collins' pistareens, which he had scraped together for this expedition, were to these light-fingered gentlemen as a fry of young herrings to the hungry dog-fish. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z I have been leaning over, laughing and talking, and any light-fingered—woman—or man—could easily have taken it out of my dress.” The Automobile Girls at Newport Watching the Summer Parade 2011-06-01T02:00:25.733Z I saw that he no longer contemplated a duel with his light-fingered adversary. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z The same is true of a circus, in the wake of which light-fingered gentry are generally to be found. Notes of an Itinerant Policeman 2011-01-24T03:00:19.187Z I figured that gal was light-fingered the day they hired her. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z In America, light-fingered employees are a bigger problem than thieving shoppers. Shoplifting: Five-fingered discounts 2010-10-21T11:18:00Z An officer of the law apprehends a light-fingered rascal. Which trophies have been pinched, stolen, nabbed and nicked? 2010-07-13T23:06:00Z His swift, light-fingered touch went through the trousers and vest. Whispering Wires Evans, who had taken Lydia to so many balls in past years, smiled to see her laboring over the steps of some heavy grandmother or light-footed—and perhaps light-fingered—mulatto girl. Manslaughter Doors and windows are of no account in a country uniformly warm throughout the year, and where the inhabitants possess few articles capable of tempting the cupidity of light-fingered gentry. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 However"—his expression lightened—"I daresay you were right; he's probably only some idle, light-fingered prowler. The Destroying Angel And those light-fingered rascals are also at large in South America. Which trophies have been pinched, stolen, nabbed and nicked? 2010-07-13T23:06:00Z Taking advantage of the dark, some light-fingered Wazir thieves managed to steal the tent carpet off the back of a camel without our catching sight of them. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches “Trades! your father followed no trade, but the trade of the light-fingered gentry.” The Travellers A Tale. Designed for Young People. He saw a possible light-fingered thief in everyone that approached. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign A light-fingered Mercury would hardly haunt the same spot: however, this is as it may be! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 He wished to be 86 sure everything was secure in case a rain storm did drop in upon them during the remainder of the night; or some light-fingered gentleman invaded the camp, on looting bent. Jack Winters' Campmates Innumerable stories are told of the peculations of these "light-fingered gentry," but one of the best of the boodle is a story we are now about to dress up and trot out, for your diversion. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes From this accumulation he drew freely, frankly, in the light-fingered fashion of master playwrights and lesser theatrical thimble-riggers. The Strollers The gun was for those silent workmen handling the bales, a light-fingered crew, faithful disciples of the doctrine that to steal from a thief is a virtue. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore The most extraordinary part of this slight history is, that our public denouncer some time after proved himself to be one of these “light-fingered antiquaries:” the deed itself, however, was more singular than disgraceful. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Five voted for the light-headed Kaiser, five for his light-fingered heir. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914 But their movements were souple and lively: they walked with that ungainly swagger affected by the light-fingered gentry and the criminals of the underworld of Paris. Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas From a chest he took a tool which Charles Rambert, who had had some intimate experience of late with the light-fingered community, immediately recognised as a jemmy. Fantômas Among the dozen odd persons pressing about the booth his eye singled out a slight, handsome boy in Oriental dress; and since Syrian serving-lads were proverbially light-fingered, the Sicyonian jumped quickly at his conclusion. A Victor of Salamis And he knew one thing more: he could embroider suspenders with roses and other flowers, and with arabesques, for he was a tasty, light-fingered fellow. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen And he knew one thing more: he could embroider braces with roses and other flowers, and with arabesques, for he was a tasty, light-fingered fellow. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales Nevertheless, if Thomery's guests were cognisant of the details, they did not take the beggars and pickpockets into their confidence: among the light-fingered gentry conjectures were rife. Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas Levins’ voice shocked him, sobered him, whitened his face: “Fork over that coin you lifted from me in the Elk, you light-fingered hound!” said Levins. 'Firebrand' Trevison "Well, so you landed your light-fingered friend, did you, laddie?" remarked the Scotchman. Christopher and the Clockmakers They are light-hearted, light-fingered and—lightest of all in their morals. The Mission of Janice Day I do not refer to his light-fingered propensities, however. An African Adventure ‘Latin,’ said the jockey, very coolly, ‘that is, that dialect of it which is used by the light-fingered gentry.’ The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' I've seen some good illusions, worked by the best light-fingered operators in the country, but nothing to compare with this! Card Trick "An he's more light-fingered than his predecessor, he's a master of prestidigitation!" Under the Rose Behind us, Gimpy Gordon light-fingered a half dollar out of Delancey's pocket and was attracting the attention of a hot dog peddler by waving his program. The Big Fix Toy-shops, presided over by attractive damsels, lure the light-hearted, and the light-fingered too, for many an intelligent pickpocket seizes the opportunity to rifle the pocket of some too occupied customer. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I Exactly, Ray, and at the same time a light-fingered native slipped a cunning brown hand into the sergeant's pocket and the key was taken. Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros Big L had allowed himself to be driven by the devil and had become light-fingered. Good Blood Behind ranged the men of arms, whose lances formed a fence to hold in check the people from far and wide, among whom the pick-purses, light-fingered scamps, and sturdy beggars conscientiously circulated, plying themselves assiduously. Under the Rose But I can’t really imagine two light-fingered people around the Red Mill at once. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point My old friends, the Zouaves, soon found me out at Spring Hill, and the wiry, light-fingered, fighting-loving gentry spent much of their leisure there. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands This disclosure interested me, for I myself belonged provisionally to one of the light-fingered professions. The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography He cast a swift glance over the sleeping faces, to assure himself that he was not watched, and with the light-fingered stealth of the born thief, he slipped his thin hand into Zaidos' breast pocket. Shelled by an Unseen Foe A visitor discovered that one of the boys who had the reputation of being unruly and light-fingered also had adenoids. Civics and Health “Latin,” said the jockey, very coolly; “that is, that dialect of it which is used by the light-fingered gentry.” The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro" “In the second place, our light-fingered forces carry off all the horses we can take with us; all toilet things, glasses, stockings, brushes, boots and shoes, linen—in a word, everything is ‘stuck to!’ Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes There are a lot of light-fingered gentry about here, whom it is just as well to be on guard against. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel They could, it was believed, by their incantations reveal the future, and oblige light-fingered people to restore the things they had stolen. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales As has been stated, they constitute the bulk of the light-fingered p. 530fraternity. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City He had not fitted the answer to either of these sharp-pointed queries when a pair of light-fingered hands came from behind to clap themselves upon his eyes, and a well-known voice said, "Guess." The Price While the worn-out passengers slept the light-fingered German gentry passed swiftly from bag to bag, the conditions offering favourable opportunities for the light-fingered gentry. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben “Why, you know that they are notoriously light-fingered.” By the Light of the Soul A Novel She meant to wear her emeralds, and she was not so anxious that the light-fingered bandit should have so near a view of them. The Black Pearl Crowded cars are much frequented by pick-pockets, who are said to be frequently in league with the conductors, and many valuable articles and much money are annually stolen by the light-fingered in these vehicles. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City But not having had the honour of knowing any body of the light-fingered profession, we could give no satisfactory information on the subject. Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. Besides, light-fingered Lem Wacker was not to be trusted where things lay around loose. Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent You help Mr. Myrtle, Then find your mock-turtle Went off while you lingered, With waiter light-fingered. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood I wish other boys would read more about these light-fingered people and they would be on their guard. Pixy's Holiday Journey A light-fingered poet would find many a temptation in his prose. The Function of the Poet and Other Essays Associated words: light-fingered, booty, spoil, plunder, loot, swag, spoils, predatory, fence, kleptomania. stealthy, a. clandestine, sly, secret, furtive, skulking, underhand. steam, n. vapor, reek, fume, emanation, effluvium, exhalation, stufa. steam organ. calliope. steel, n. Putnam's Word Book A shrewd and ironical wisdom, gentle and light-fingered and redolent of evasive sentiment, is evoked from these digressive and wanton pages. One Hundred Best Books The light-fingered gentry, however, were not as chary of her. Ethelyn's Mistake She pretended to assist his inquiries, and began, very gravely, to hope that "Betty was honest, and yet those sharp girls were apt to be light-fingered." The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler Chickens, pigs, sheep—God knows they're a light-fingered lot; but their colonel is one of the best officers in the land. Ailsa Paige "What a desperately light-fingered lot they are here this winter!" A Countess from Canada A Story of Life in the Backwoods The respectables have their rogues' gallery, but we, that is, the light-fingered brigade, have got a fools' gallery to correspond to it. In the Bishop's Carriage A far less respectable class of London society is also, I am sorry to say, strongly represented: I allude to those gentlemen of the light-fingered persuasion whom the outer world rudely designate as pickpockets. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) “Latin,” said the jockey, very coolly, “that is, that dialect of it which is used by the light-fingered gentry.” The Romany Rye By this means respectable persons, at public resorts, are saved heavy losses at the hands of the "light-fingered gentry." The Secrets of the Great City These white-fingered gentry must be light-fingered too, they say to themselves, or they would not be after putting their hands into our tar. Redburn. His First Voyage But, although, they grumbled and envied, they made no attempt to force their way in; it was only the light-fingered gentry the police at the great iron gates were on the lookout for. The Avalanche Recollect, Lázar, how many times have I noticed that you were light-fingered! Plays Clearly not Madame Piper, for she was too fat and heavy to have any light-fingered proclivities. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 27, October 1, 1870 There is, in the Eighth Ward of the City, an "Exchange," where the light-fingered gentry congregate and interchange confidential intelligence, the news of their profession, and exchange the stolen goods temporarily in their possession. The Secrets of the Great City "There is no knowing what kind of property you light-fingered gentlemen will acquire." Boy Scouts in an Airship; or, the Warning from the Sky So light-fingered? one would swear he had practised petty larceny in the womb. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 Yes, I am that Fra Palamone, known all over Tuscany for the most wheedling, good-natured, cunning, light-fingered and light-hearted old devil of a Capuchin that ever hid in St. Francis' wound. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca “And ye think he’s of the light-fingered gentry?” Janice Meredith Crowded cars are a great resort for pickpockets, and many valuable articles and much money are annually stolen by the light-fingered gentry in these vehicles. The Secrets of the Great City As in the dress of ancient times many people wore their purses at their girdles, cutting them was a branch of the light-fingered art, which is now lost, though the name remains. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Thou hast been light-fingered and hast snipped folks' clothes away. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm With her light-fingered touch she worked feverishly, partly with the liquid ink eradicator, but mostly with the spun-glass eraser. Constance Dunlap It is much easier for these light-fingered individuals to operate during the rush than at any other time. The Dream Doctor N. B. It had been through a dozen light-fingered hands already and was now being laughed at and blasphemed over by two filthy ruffians behind a barrel on the lower deck. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Of a primitive make and simple design, it afforded little more security than protection against light-fingered servants. Rolling Stones Abd-el-Kader, but owing to the peculiar light-fingered character of the men, I gave it the name of "The Forty Thieves." Ismailia He snored on, undisturbed by my light-fingered action. The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in the life of Lazzaro Biancomonte, of Biancomonte, sometime fool of the court of Pesaro Because some of your light-fingered gentlemen would be dipping into my pocket, when I wasn't looking, and take the money away from me. The Circus Boys in Dixie Land : or, Winning the Plaudits of the Sunny South She died in her bed, full of years and of honours, beloved by the light-fingered gentry, reverenced by all the judges on the bench. A Book of Scoundrels Though his early companions were scragged at Tyburn, the light-fingered rascal was indifferent to their fate, and squandering such booty as fell to his share, he bravely 'turned out' for more. A Book of Scoundrels |
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