catch someone red-handed

US /kætʃ ˈsʌm.wʌn ˌredˈhæn.dɪd/
UK /kætʃ ˈsʌm.wʌn ˌredˈhæn.dɪd/
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1.

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

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The police caught the thief red-handed as he was trying to break into the car.
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My mom caught me red-handed eating cookies before dinner.
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catch someone's driftcatch someone's attentioncatch someone's eyecatch someone nappinggive someone a handplay into someone's handsforce someone's hand