Noun
long arms
plural of long arm
long arms (plural long arms)
(slang, UK) An individual who steals things or borrows them without asking.
Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms. George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
That night he walked into my room. He sat on the bed, his long arms dangling to the floor...Then he began on the subject of meat. "How would you like a big thick steak?" John Fante
Malice is of a low Stature, but it hath very long Arms. It often reacheth into the next World, Death itself is not a Bar to it. George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
For the theatre one needs long arms... an artiste with short arms can never make a fine gesture. Sarah Bernhardt
Kings have long arms. Portuguese Proverb
Princes have long arms. Italian Proverb