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red–handed
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
red–handed
(adverb)
red–handed
/
ˈ
rɛd
ˈ
hændəd/
adverb
red–handed
/
ˈ
rɛd
ˈ
hændəd/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of RED–HANDED
:
while doing something wrong or illegal
The robbers were
caught red-handed
by the police. [=the robbers were caught while they were stealing]
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