Count the candlesticks

[ccarmo]

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

Thank you and kind Regards

Cmp

[Jason72]

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.

Does that help?

[Anglika]

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

Thank you and kind Regards

Cmp

It would help to have more context. Where did you see this?

[ccarmo]

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.

I hope this is of help.

[curmudgeon]

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.

[ccarmo]

Thank you