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Hi, could you please explain the meaning of "count the candlesticks" ? Is it an idiom?

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A candlestick is a price chart that displays the high, low, open, and close for a security each day over a specified period of time.

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Hi, could you please explain the meaning of "count the candlesticks" ? Is it an idiom?

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Hello, thanks for your prompt reply. This appear in a book. the situation is: a friend (male) leaves a friend (woman) at home with a person (man), friend of the latter. The first says: It's Ok by me. I won't count the candlesticks when I get back.

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It means he trusts them not to steal things from the house while he is away, so he won't need to take an inventory of the valuables when he returns.
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