catch red-handed

transitive

(transitive) To discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.

Japanese Meaning

現行犯で逮捕する、または捕まえる。

The detective set a trap to catch red-handed the suspect he believed was tampering with the evidence.

刑事は証拠を改ざんしていると考えた容疑者を現行犯で逮捕するために罠を仕掛けた。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.

catches red-handed

（ present singular third-person ）

catching red-handed

（ participle present ）

caught red-handed

（ participle past ）

caught red-handed

（ past ）