| 词汇 | catch in the act |
| 释义 | Idiom catch in the actcatch (someone) 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 (one) in the actTo see, and perhaps apprehend, someone as they are doing something (often something nefarious). The police caught the robbers in the act of ransacking another house. I suspected that my friend was stealing money from me, and then I caught her in the act. 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 in the actsee under catch red-handed. |
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