/Sounds like 'kon las MA-nos en la MA-sa'/
To be caught red-handed in the act of doing something wrong. The Spanish equivalent of being caught with your hand in the cookie jar — no plausible denial possible.
Example
"They caught him red-handed accessing files he had no business touching."
"She was caught in the act of copying from a classmate's exam."
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/Sounds like 'kon las MA-nos en la MA-sa'/
To be caught red-handed in the act of doing something wrong. The Spanish equivalent of being caught with your hand in the cookie jar — no plausible denial possible.
Example
"They caught him red-handed accessing files he had no business touching."
"She was caught in the act of copying from a classmate's exam."
Regional synonyms: