caught in the act

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caught in the act and caught red-handed

Fig. seen doing something illegal or private. (See also catch someone in the act (of doing something) and catch someone red-handed.) Tom was caught in the act and cannot deny what he did. Many car thieves are caught red-handed.

See also: act, caught

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She is caught in the act by Creon's watchmen and brought before the king. Antigone by Sophocles View in context She was suspected of copying answers from other girls' slates, although she had never been caught in the act. Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context In the meantime Castor and Polydeuces, while stealing the cattle of Idas and Lynceus, were caught in the act, and Castor was killed by Idas, and Lynceus and Idas by Polydeuces. Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context			catch in the act catch it Catch me later catch napping catch off guard catch on catch on the hop catch onto catch out catch red-handed catch sight of catch some rays catch some Zs catch the next wave catch the wave catch to it catch up in catch up on catch with catch with pants down catch you later catch-as-catch-can cater to catty-corner caught caught in the act caught in the crossfire caught in the middle caught short caught unaware caught up in caught with pants down cause cause a stir cause eyebrows to raise and cause some raised eyebrows cause tongues to wag caution caution about cave cave in cavil at cease cease and desist cede to ceiling celebrate for an accomplishment cement cement on cement together censure cent			Caught By Dog caught death caught death caught death caught death caught death of cold caught death of cold caught death of cold caught death of cold caught eye caught eye caught eye caught eye caught fancy caught fancy caught fancy caught fancy caught fire caught fire caught fire caught fire caught fire caught hell caught hell caught hell caught hell caught in a cleft stick caught in a cleft stick caught in a cleft stick caught in a cleft stick caught in the act caught in the crossfire caught in the middle caught it caught it caught it caught it caught it in the neck caught it in the neck caught it in the neck caught napping caught napping caught napping caught off balance caught off balance caught off balance caught off balance caught off balance Caught Off Guard caught on caught on caught on caught on caught out caught out caught out caught out caught red-handed caught shoplifting caught short caught sight

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