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catch red-handed

catch red-handed verb: to discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.

Verb

catch red-handed (third-person singular simple present catches red-handed, present participle catching red-handed, simple past and past participle caught red-handed)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.

catch red-handed meaning in Indonesian

catch red-handed in Indonesian

capture someone in the act of committing a crime
menangkap basah, tertangkap tangan

Forms of catch red-handed

third-person singular presentcatches red-handed
present participlecatching red-handed
past participlecaught red-handed
pastcaught red-handed

Questions about catch red-handed

What does catch red-handed mean?
Catch red-handed means to discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.
What is catch red-handed in Indonesian?
Catch red-handed in Indonesian is menangkap basah, tertangkap tangan. See Catch red-handed meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is catch red-handed?
Catch red-handed is a verb.
What is the past tense of catch red-handed?
The past tense of catch red-handed is caught red-handed.

Words near catch red-handed in the dictionary

  1. catch pits
  2. catch plate
  3. catch plates
  4. catch points
  5. catch print
  6. catch red-handed
  7. catch rope
  8. catch ropes
  9. catch sight of
  10. catch some rays
  11. catch some z's

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