CATCH (SOMEONE) RED-HANDED

Meaning of CATCH (SOMEONE) RED-HANDED in English

catch someone in the middle of doing something wrong The woman was caught red-handed at the store trying to steal some cosmetics.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

CATCH SOMEONE RED-HANDED — catch someone in the middle of an action
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HANDED — adjective Date: 15th century having a hand or hands especially of a specified kind or number, using a specified hand …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RED — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) red blood cell Red Army Faction Barber Red Erik the Red Grange Red Great …
Английский словарь Британика
RED — I. ˈred adjective ( redder ; reddest ) Etymology: Middle English read, reed, red, from Old English rēad; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDED — |handə̇d, |haan- adjective 1. : having hands a handed , vertical, tree-living animal — Weston La Barre 2. : being …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDED — (a.) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.
Английский словарь Webster
HANDED — (a.) With hands joined; hand in hand.
Английский словарь Webster
HANDED — (imp. & p. p.) of Hand
Английский словарь Webster
HANDED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Hand
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDED — ( a. ) With hands joined; hand in hand.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDED — ( a. ) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RED — red 1 — redly , adv. /red/ , n. adj., redder, reddest . n. 1. any of various colors resembling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDED — /han"did/ , adj. 1. having or involving a hand or hands (usually used in combination): two-handed backhand; a four-handed piano …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATCH — — catchable , adj. /kach/ , v. , caught, catching , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to seize or capture, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
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HANDED — adj. having a hand or hands; of or pertaining to the use of a particular hand; pertaining to the number …
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RED — I. ˈred adjective ( red·der ; red·dest ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rēad; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HANDED — adjective Date: 15th century 1. : having a hand or hands especially of a specified kind or number — usually …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RED — noun a red pigment. 2. red ·- ·impf & ·p.p. of read. 3. red ·adj the menses. 4. red ·noun …
Webster English vocab
HANDED — adj with hands joined; hand in hand. 2. handed ·adj having a peculiar or characteristic hand. 3. handed ·impf & …
Webster English vocab
CATCH — vi to attain possession. 2. catch ·noun act of seizing; a grasp. 3. catch ·noun a slight remembrance; a trace. …
Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
-HANDED — ■ combining form 1》 for or involving a specified number of hands: a two~ return. 2》 using the hand specified: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HANDED — [hand.ed] adj (15c) 1: having a hand or hands esp. of a specified kind or number--usu. used in combination "a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RED — red, Red BrE AmE red ▷ redder ˈred ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ reddest ˈred ɪst -əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-HANDED — -handed BrE AmE ˈhænd ɪd ◂ -əd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED — / red; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( red·der , red·dest ) ( informal ) 1. having the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATCH — / kætʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( caught , caught / kɔːt; NAmE /) HOLD 1. [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RED — I. red 1 S1 W1 /red/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative redder , superlative reddest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CATCH — I. catch 1 S1 W1 /kætʃ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle caught /kɔːt $ kɒːt/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RED — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CATCH — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-HANDED — adj. (in comb.) 1 for or involving a specified number of hands (in various senses) (two-handed). 2 using chiefly the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RED — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CATCH — v. & n. v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
RED — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Oxford English vocab
CATCH — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. caught) 1. tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
Oxford English vocab
-HANDED — adj. (in comb.) 1. for or involving a specified number of hands (in various senses) (two-handed). 2 using chiefly the …
Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED — ( reds, redder, reddest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATCH — ( catches, catching, caught) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RED — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a red cell (= the most common type of blood cell ) ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab
RED
Cambridge English vocab
RED — n. red blood corpuscle red blood cell Red Army Faction Barber Red Erik the Red Grange Red Great Red Spot …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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