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ДЛИННЫЕ РУКИ у кого coll NP, pl only usu. VP subj. with copula)

1. (in refer, to a person or organization) s o. or sth. has so much power, influence etc that it is impossible to hide from or escape him or it: у X-a длинные руки = X has a long reach.

«Впрочем, вы можете уйти, но у нас, предупреждаю, длинные руки!» (Ильф и Петров 1). "You can leave, by the way, but I warn you, we have a long reach" (1a)

2. s.o. is thievish, prone to steal: у X-a длинные руки - X is light-fingered (sticky-fingered)

X has sticky fingers.