In Russian, someone with an uneasy conscience is described by an idiom that translates as “The thief has a burning hat”–perhaps because he’s suffering discomfort that no one else perceives. This is part of a complete episode.
Grant shares a bit of military humor related to cumshaw, the art of procuring what you need in ingenious ways: “There is only one thief in the army. Everyone else is just trying to get their stuff back.” This is part of a complete...
poot-butt n.— «The thief—part of the growing poot-butt posse making life miserable for law-abiding citizens across the nation—made off with a cellular phone.…I kept the concrete brick the poot-butt had hurled through my window...
hawasim n. a looter or thief. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)