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单词 red-handed
释义 red-handed
\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adverb (or adjective)
Etymology: so called from the idea of a murderer caught with the blood of his victim on his hands
: in the act of committing or exhibiting evidence of having committed a crime or misdeed : with the mainour
 < surprised the murderer red-handed in the study — Erle Stanley Gardner >
 < caught red-handed with a hand in the cookie jar >
 < have a preacher catch us red-handed in the act of sinning — Frederick Way >
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