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Caught Red-Handed
Caught Red-Handed
Caught Red-Handed : Phrases
Meaning:
Caught in the act.
Example:
Svend Robinson was almost caught red-handed with a piece of jewelry in his pocket.
Origin:
For hundred of years, stealing and butchering another person's livestock was a common crime. But it was hard to prove unless the thief was caught with a dead animal... and blood on his hands.