Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold

caught red-handed

Options

A. caught by mistake
B. caught with a red-handkerchief
C. found wounded
D. discovered in the act of doing

Answer

D

Explanation

catch somebody red-handed: to catch somebody in the act of doing something wrong or committing a crime. Look at the sentence: Tom was stealing the car and he was caught red-handed. Here, discovered in the act of doing is the right option.