nicked
nick
1. To steal something, especially without the other person noticing. I managed to nick $20 out of my mom's purse, so let's go to the movies or something. I was just a dumb punk when I was in high school, skipping classes and nicking food from convenience stores.
2. To arrest someone. Often used in passive constructions. I heard the cops nicked Tom last night. I got nicked hotwiring a car behind the city courthouse. What are you in for?
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
nicked
mod. arrested. “Now I’m nicked,” he said.
See also: nick
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- a fast talker
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- a walking
- a walking (something)
- a/the feel of (something)
- a horse of another
- a horse of another color
- a horse of another colour
- a straw will show which way the wind blows
- a crack at (someone or something)