she's all hands.

10:21 Aug 3, 2006
English to Arabic translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang / expression
English term or phrase: she's all hands.
watch out for Dot She's real sweet, but she's all hands

does it mean she's controlling & dominating?
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Summary of answers provided
4شخصية متسلطة
Ali Al awadi
3كثيرة التلامس
Mohamed Ghazal
1she could be a thief
Zeinab Asfour


  

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she could be a thief


Explanation:
as in يدها طويلة!
which means she could be a thief!

Of course this is just a wiiiiiiiiiiiild guess :P

Zeinab Asfour
Jordan
Local time: 11:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic

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neutral  Mohamed Ghazal: It can mean that too, depending on the situation.
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كثيرة التلامس


Explanation:
The term "all hands" means that the person get's "touchy feely" at every chance. And some times means "skillful", but I think more context will give us more of an idea. Because I am really not sure.

Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 12:31
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16
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شخصية متسلطة


Explanation:
Also this is a guess..context will reveal which is which

Ali Al awadi
Türkiye
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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