Teacher will run webinars about phrasal verbs weekly.If you want to be participate please register and receive access to all of the self paced courses, webinars and english resources on our website.
To Get Caught Red Handed
Uma pessoa no qual foi pego cometendo um crime ou fazendo algo de errado.Normalmente relacionado a roubos mas tambem pode ser utilizado quando os pais descobre que seus filhos andam comendo a caixa de chocolate e sao pegos no ato da açao.
A person who is caught red-handed is discovered in the middle of committing a crime or doing something wrong. It is usually related to stealing but can also be used by a parent who finds their child eating their way through a box of chocolates.
Example: He tried to steal from the shop but he was caught red-handed.
Example of Use: “Tom was stealing the car when the police drove by and caught him red-handed.”
Did you know…? This idiom originated in the 14th century when the act of killing another man’s animal and selling the meat was a common crime. If a person was caught with the blood of a freshly killed animal on their hands this was considered proof of their guilt
This page is free for everyone to read.
Access to premium posts by becoming an Essential Member!