catch red-handed

Verb

Meaning

catch red-handed (third-person singular simple present catches red-handed, present participle catching red-handed, simple past and past participle caught red-handed)

(transitive) To discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

nab

Close letter words and terms

catch pit catch plate catch points catch redhanded catch rope catch sb's eye