catch someone red-handed

Nghĩa

to find someone while they are doing something wrong

Bắt gặp ai đúng lúc đang làm điều sai trái.

Ví dụ

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.

Ngữ pháp

Động từ catch là động từ bất quy tắc: caught, caught. Vị trí someone là một từ, ví dụ him, us hoặc một cái tên. Câu bị động be caught red-handed cũng thường gặp.