caught red-handed
Example Sentences
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The Russian authorities say the American was "caught red-handed" with "classified information".
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024
“Even when he is literally caught red-handed, he won’t want to admit it.”
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024
That contrasted with its reaction after Gershkovich's arrest, when Peskov told reporters, without providing evidence, that the reporter had been "caught red-handed" while trying to obtain military secrets.
From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2023
Even more painful is that this is not the first—or second—time that Clarence Thomas has been caught red-handed.
From Slate • May 24, 2023
Milo had been caught red-handed in the act of plundering his countrymen, and, as a result, his stock had never been higher.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
