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prendre la main dans le sac meaning in English

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prendre la main dans le sac verbe

catch red-handed◼◼◼(capture someone in the act of committing a crime)
verb
[UK: kætʃ red ˈhæn.dɪd] [US: ˈkætʃ ˈred ˈhæn.dəd]

prendre la main dans le sac [slang] verbe

bust [busted, busting, busts]◼◼◼((slang) to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal)
verb
[UK: bʌst] [US: ˈbəst]