red handed

Definition of red handed in English English dictionary: {s} in the act, at the very moment the act was being committed; In the act of wrongdoing
His mother caught him red-handed, reaching into the cookie jar.
catch someone red-handed: catch someone in the middle of an action
be caught red-handed: be caught while committing a deed, be caught in action, be trapped or captured while doing something wrong
caught him red-handed: caught him in the middle of an action
caught red handed: caught in the act, caught at the very moment the act was being committed, caught at the very moment of commiting a crime
red-handed: doing something reprehensible or showing clear evidence of having done something reprehensible; "he was caught red-handed
red-handed: If someone is caught red-handed, they are caught while they are in the act of doing something wrong. My boyfriend and I robbed a store and were caught red-handed. catch sb red-handed to catch someone at the moment when they are doing something wrong
red-handed: in the act of committing a crime or other reprehensible act; "caught red-handed"
red-handed: doing something reprehensible or showing clear evidence of having done something reprehensible; "he was caught red-handed"
redhanded: alternative spelling of red-handed
redhanded: Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands; said of a person taken in the act of homicide; hence, fresh from the commission of crime; as, he was taken red-hand or red-handed
was caught red-handed: was caught while performing the deed, his misconduct was found out

red handed

Hyphenation

Red hand·ed

Turkish pronunciation

red händıd

Pronunciation

/ˈred ˈhandəd/ /ˈrɛd ˈhændəd/

Etymology

[ 'red ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English rEad; akin to Old High German rOt red, Latin ruber & rufus, Greek erythros.

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