catch someone red-handed

뜻

to find someone while they are doing something wrong

남이 나쁜 짓을 하는 현장을 잡다.

예문

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.

문법

catch는 불규칙 동사다: caught, caught. someone 자리에는 him, us나 이름 같은 한 단어가 온다. 수동태 be caught red-handed도 자주 쓴다.