Practice Test Discussion

Directions: Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom / phrase/ word.

The thief was caught red-handed.

[United India Insurance (AO), 2011]

In the every act of committing the theft

on red tape

after being given a warning

with blood on his hands

in an attempt to escape

Explanation

The following are the meaning and sample sentence for the given idiom/ phrase/ word.

Meaning: in the very act of committing the theft

Sample sentence: The boys were trying to steal a car and the police caught them red-handed.

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