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red-handed
red-hand·ed (rĕd′hăn′dĭd)adv. & adj. In the act of committing something wrong.
[Earlier red-hand, with the hands red (from blood).]
red′-hand′ed·ly adv.red-handed adj (postpositive) in the act of committing a crime or doing something wrong or shameful (esp in the phrase catch red-handed) [C19 (earlier, C15 red hand)] ˌred-ˈhandedly adv ˌred-ˈhandedness nred′-hand′ed
adj., adv. in the very act of a crime, wrongdoing, etc., or in possession of self-incriminating evidence. [1810–20] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | red-handed - in the act of committing a crime or other reprehensible act; "caught red-handed"guilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds" | | Adv. | 1. | red-handed - doing something reprehensible or showing clear evidence of having done something reprehensible; "he was caught red-handed" |
red-handedadjective in the act, with your pants down (U.S. slang), (in) flagrante delicto, with your fingers or hand in the till (informal), bang to rights (slang) My boyfriend and I robbed a store and were caught red-handed.Translations
red-handed
Synonyms for red-handedadj in the actSynonyms- in the act
- with your pants down
- (in) flagrante delicto
- with your fingers or hand in the till
- bang to rights
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