catch somebody in the act

catch (one) in the act

To see, and perhaps apprehend, someone as they are doing something (often something nefarious). The police caught the robbers in the act of ransacking another house. I suspected that my friend was stealing money from me, and then I caught her in the act.See also: act, catch

catch somebody in the ˈact (of doing something)

find somebody while they are doing something they should not be doing: She turned round to catch him in the act of trying to run upstairs.This expression is often used in the passive: He was caught in the act of stealing a car.See also: act, catch, somebody

单词	catch somebody in the act
释义	catch somebody in the act catch (one) in the act To see, and perhaps apprehend, someone as they are doing something (often something nefarious). The police caught the robbers in the act of ransacking another house. I suspected that my friend was stealing money from me, and then I caught her in the act.See also: act, catch catch somebody in the ˈact (of doing something) find somebody while they are doing something they should not be doing: She turned round to catch him in the act of trying to run upstairs.This expression is often used in the passive: He was caught in the act of stealing a car.See also: act, catch, somebody
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