red-handed
/ˌred ˈhændɪd/adjective
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रंगे हाथों (अपराध या ग़लत काम करते हुए)
Core word
adjective
- 1
[not before noun] catch sb ~
in the act of doing something wrong or committing a crime
रंगे हाथों (अपराध या ग़लत काम करते हुए)
- The thief was caught red-handed with the stolen jewellery.
- Radhika caught her little brother red-handed eating the sweets.
- The guard caught the pickpocket red-handed at the bus stand.
+ 2 more examples
- The boys were caught red-handed copying from the board.
- Police arrested the gang red-handed as they broke into the shop.
Synonyms in the act in flagrante delicto
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
in the act in flagrante delicto
§Grammar and usage
Usage: red-handed is almost always used in the phrase catch somebody red-handed or be caught red-handed.
Usage में red-handed का प्रयोग लगभग हमेशा catch somebody red-handed या be caught red-handed वाक्यांश में होता है।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the idea of a criminal being found with blood still on their hands.
यह उस विचार से आया है कि अपराधी को हाथों पर लगे ख़ून के साथ ही पकड़ लिया जाए।