Society
catch someone red-handed
find someone committing wrongdoing
To find someone while they are committing a crime or doing something wrong.
Hear it in real life
Who took the last slice of cake?
I caught Ben red-handed in the kitchen.
The security guard caught the shoplifter red-handed.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The guard caught him with red hands.
Say: The guard caught him red-handed.
Use the fixed expression “red-handed,” not a literal description of someone’s hands.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
catch someone red-handed; caught someone red-handed
Your turn: say it out loud
The security guard caught the shoplifter red-handed.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
catch someone red-handed
find someone committing wrongdoing
“The security guard caught the shoplifter red-handed.”
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