- caught red-handed
- If a person is caught red-handed, they are caught while they are doing something wrong or illegal.
The boy was caught red-handed stealing chocolate in the supermarket.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
caught red-handed
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caught red-handed — caught with evidence, caught in the act The smuggler was caught red handed with a kilo of cocaine … English idioms
caught red handed — caught in the act, caught at the very moment the act was being committed, caught at the very moment of commiting a crime … English contemporary dictionary
be caught red-handed — phrase to be caught doing something wrong He was caught red handed with the money in his bag. Thesaurus: to do something dishonestsynonym Main entry: red handed … Useful english dictionary
be caught red-handed — to be caught doing something wrong He was caught red handed with the money in his bag … English dictionary
Red-handed — may refer to:* Red handed Howler, New World monkey * Red handed Tamarin, New World monkey * The expression Caught red handed or In flagrante delicto … Wikipedia
red-handed — red hand|ed [ ,red hændıd ] adjective be caught red handed to be caught doing something wrong … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
red-handed — adj catch sb red handed to catch someone at the moment when they are doing something wrong ▪ Earl was caught red handed taking the money … Dictionary of contemporary English
red-handed — [ˌred ˈhændɪd] adj be caught red handed to be caught doing something wrong[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
red-handed — PHRASE: V inflects If someone is caught red handed, they are caught while they are in the act of doing something wrong. My boyfriend and I robbed a store and were caught red handed … English dictionary
red-handed — I adjective in the act of committing a crime or other reprehensible act caught red handed • Similar to: ↑guilty II adverb doing something reprehensible or showing clear evidence of having done something reprehensible he was caught red handed … Useful english dictionary
