catch someone red-handed

Bedeutung

to find someone while they are doing something wrong

Jemanden bei etwas Verbotenem ertappen.

Beispiele

1. 1Dad caught me red-handed eating the birthday cake before the party.
2. 2The teacher caught Ben red-handed copying his friend's homework.
3. 3The neighbour's camera caught him red-handed as he climbed over our garden fence.
4. 4Did the teacher really catch Omar red-handed with his phone during the exam?
5. 5If the manager catches you red-handed taking extra breaks, you could lose your job.

Grammatik

catch ist unregelmäßig: caught, caught. someone ist ein einzelnes Wort, etwa him, us oder ein Name. Auch das Passiv be caught red-handed ist häufig.