red-handed

English

adj
Definitions
  • (idiom) Showing clear evidence of guilt; in the act of wrongdoing.
  • Deadly, bloody.
  • (informal) With hands that are red from blood.

Etymology

Affix from English red (having red as its colour) + English handed.

Origin

English

handed

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