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finders, keepers
Idioms and Phrases
A phrase meaning that whoever finds something is entitled to keep it. For example, Someone left a dollar bill in this rented car—finders, keepers . This expression alludes to an ancient Roman law to that effect and has been stated in numerous different ways over the centuries. The modern version, often stated as Finders keepers, losers weepers , dates from the mid-1800s and is no longer a legal precept.Example Sentences
Letting agent Finders Keepers said it was "launching" its student accommodation at 09:00 GMT on Tuesday, with applications accepted on a "first come, first served" basis.
Ms Barnes said Finders Keepers did tell students not to queue, but she felt she did not have a choice.
The BBC approached Finders Keepers for comment, but an automated message said the office was too busy with the launch to answer.
It’s much safer to own a security that has an ownership record instead of one that simply follows the “finders, keepers†rule.
“They gave it to us, as, I guess you call it a finders keepers thing,†Kane said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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