red-handed

red-hand·ed (rdhndd)

adv. & adj.

In the act of committing something wrong.

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[Earlier red-hand, with the hands red (from blood).]

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red-handed·ly adv.

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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)]

red-handedly  adv

red-handedness  n

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"

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red-handed

adjective 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 [ˈredˈhændɪd] ADJ to catch sb red-handed → pillar or coger or (LAm) agarrar a algn con las manos en la masa

red-handed [ˌrɛdˈhændɪd] adj to catch sb red-handed → prendere qn con le mani nel sacco, cogliere qn in flagrante

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red-handed [ˌrɛdˈhændɪd] adj to catch sb red-handed → prendere qn con le mani nel sacco, cogliere qn in flagrante