Question of the Day #528

"George Clooney caught red handed for CHEATING on his wife. "

From the headline of this article at New Lagoon.

上記の文で、catch (caught) red handedの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "catch (caught) red handed" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

《be ～》現行犯で逮捕される、現場を押さえられる

Answer

According to The Phrase Finder:

To be caught red-handed is to be caught in the act of committing a misdemeanour, with the evidence there for all to see.

Etymology/語源

英辞郎

【語源】殺人を犯して血がべっとりと手についている時点で捕まってしまう様子から

According to The Phrase Finder

Red-handed...is a straightforward allusion to having blood on one's hands after the execution of a murder or a poaching session. 

Examples

• He was caught red-handed taking money from the till.
• A BUNGLING thief who was caught red-handed raiding a property in Inverness has been jailed for 15 months at the city’s sheriff court. (The Inverness Courier)
• My boyfriend and I robbed a store and were caught red-handed. 
• The FBI caught the mayor red-handed using drugs.
• “Tom was stealing the car when the police drove by and caught him red-handed.”

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