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  2. In flagrante delicto - Wikipedia

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    The colloquial "caught red-handed" and "caught rapid" are English equivalents. [1] [2] Aside from the legal meaning, the Latin term is often used colloquially as euphemism for someone being caught in the midst of sexual activity. [3] [4]

  3. ‘Atlanta’ fact check: Is the phrase ‘caught red-handed ...

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    To be more specific, “red-handed” can be found in Sir Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe” from 1820: “I did but tie one fellow, who was taken redhanded and in the fact, to the horns of a wild ...

  4. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2013 August 31 ...

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    There is the standard expression "catch/caught the culprit red-handed", that is, in the act of actually stealing, stabbing, setting on fire, whatever. This is way before they're even charged, let alone tried or convicted.

  5. ‘Atlanta’ Fact Check: Is the Phrase ‘Caught Red-Handed ...

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    Should you be avoiding the expression “caught red-handed?” Thursday’s episode of “Atlanta” on FX posed the question, where does that phrase actually come from? The episode titled ...

  6. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing; The light is on but nobody is home; The longest day must have an end; The longest journey starts with a single step; The Moon is made of green cheese; The more the merrier; The more things change, the more they stay the same; The only disability in life is a bad attitude – Scott Hamilton

  7. Caught Red Handed - Wikipedia

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    Caught Red Handed takes a close look at the daily life of loss-prevention agents as they apprehend shoplifting suspects. [1] In May 2012, the producers issued a casting call for actors to portray shoplifters on the show. [2] At the end of each show, the credits reveal that the show consists of "reenactments inspired by true events." [3] [4] [5]

  8. Fool's errand - Wikipedia

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    Hammer and Nails (1977) by Hans Godo Frabel.A "glass hammer" is a highly impractical object which an apprentice might be sent to fetch as part of a fool's errand. A fool's errand prank is a type of practical joke where a newcomer to a group, typically in a workplace context, is given an impossible or nonsensical task by older or more experienced members of the group.

  9. Procopio - Wikipedia

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    Procopio (c. 1841 – 1882 to early 1890s), also known as Red-Handed bebito [1] [2] [3] and Red Dick, [4] [5] was one of the best-known bandits in California history. His nickname was reportedly given due either to his red hair [ 5 ] or his violent nature and bloodthirstiness. [ 6 ]