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catch in the act |
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catch someone in the act (of doing something) to discover someone doing a [bad] deed at the very moment when the deed is being done. I caught her in the act of stealing the coat. He was caught in the act of taking money from the cash box. catch somebody in the act to discover someone doing something wrong I was trying to clear up the mess on the carpet before anyone noticed it, but Isobel came in and caught me in the act. catch somebody in the act to see someone doing something illegal or wrong If you are speeding and one of our officers catches you in the act, you will get a ticket. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``The taggers are harder but gang members our patrol units catch in the act all the time. Some of them we catch in the act of division" -- a sure sign of their viability, he adds. Because their victims are generally asleep when they feed, bed bugs can be difficult to catch in the act. |
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