Keep your hands to yourself

keep (one's) hands to (oneself)

To refrain from touching someone or something. (Usually said imperatively.) OK, children, the things in this museum are very fragile, so keep your hands to yourselves! I kept telling Susie to keep her hands to herself, but she just couldn't resist pulling her sister's ponytail.
See also: hand, keep
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Keep your hands to yourself

1. sent. Do not touch things that are not yours.; Do not touch breakable things. (Said to a child.) You can look, but don’t touch. Keep your hands to yourself.
2. sent. Don’t poke or hit other children. (Said to a child.) Jimmy! Leave him alone and keep your hands to yourself.
3. sent. No intimate caressing is allowed. (Said to an adult, usually a male.) Just keep your hands to yourself or take me home.
See also: hand, keep
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • keep (one's) hands to (oneself)
  • keep hands to
  • get (one's) hands off (of) (something or someone)
  • keep (one's) hands off (something or someone)
  • keep hands off
  • Hands off!
  • yourselves
  • keep (one's) paws off (something or someone)
  • keep to a minimum
  • minimum
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