hands in cookie jars

A form of hand in the cookie jar — Used to indicate an instance of being caught doing something wrong, dishonest, or unauthorized, especially stealing or abusing a position of trust.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hand in the cookie jar
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