English / proverb
Finders, Keepers
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A colloquial assertion that the person who finds a misplaced item has the right to keep it
In context
01
With smart GPS tags attached to gadgets, nobody can simply claim 'finders, keepers' anymore.
02
The boy shouted 'finders, keepers' when he spotted the dropped wireless stylus on the classroom floor.
Synonyms
possession is ownership,spoils to the finder,claiming unclaimed goods
Antonyms
return to owner,rightful restitution,lost and found recovery
Collocations
rule of finders keepers,declare finders keepers,claim finders keepers