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catch him red-handed — to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal

Pronunciation (IPA): /kætʃ hɪm red ˈhændɪd/

Korean meaning: 누군가가 잘못된 일이나 불법적인 일을 하고 있는 현장에서 붙잡다

Korean pronunciation: 캐치 힘 레드**핸**디드

Example Sentences

  • My mom caught me red-handed eating cookies before dinner.
  • The politician was caught red-handed taking bribes from the company.
  • The cat was caught red-handed knocking over the flower vase.

catch him red-handed

NOUN

//kætʃ hɪm red ˈhændɪd//

to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal

catch him red-handed concept
💡 Concept

to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal

catch him red-handed rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Caught him red-handed, now he's stranded and branded!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kætʃ hɪm red ˈhændɪd/
🇬🇧 UK/kætʃ hɪm red ˈhændɪd/

🌳Etymology

Origin

15세기부터 사용된 표현으로, 살인이나 도축 후 손에 피가 묻어있는 상태에서 발견되는 것에서 유래. 현재는 모든 종류의 불법행위를 현장에서 목격하는 것을 의미

🎵Rhyme

strandedhandedlandedbranded
stranded
handed
landed
branded

🔗Collocations

catch someone red-handed
be caught red-handed
red-handed criminal
catch red-handed in the act
caught red-handed stealing

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My mom caught me red-handed eating cookies before dinner.”

“The politician was caught red-handed taking bribes from the company.”

😄 Fun example

“The cat was caught red-handed knocking over the flower vase.”

“He tried to deny it, but we caught him red-handed copying answers during the exam.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

catch in the actcatch in flagrante delictobustnabapprehend

Antonyms

let escapemissoverlook

Related

catchcriminalevidencewitnesscrime scene

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