English Idioms: Red handed
English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Red handed
Meaning: Be discovered in or just after the act of doing something wrong or illegal
Example: She was caught red-handed, stealing a ring.
English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Red handed
Meaning: Be discovered in or just after the act of doing something wrong or illegal
Example: She was caught red-handed, stealing a ring.
English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: High man on the totem pole
Meaning: The most important person in a hierarchy or organization. (Opposite: low man on the totem pole)
Example: I want to meet the hign man on the totem pole.
English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Apple of somebody’s eye
Meaning: Said about someone whom you love the most and you are very proud of.
Example: His son is the apple of his eye.
English Idioms About “Weather”
Idiom: Under a cloud
Meaning: This idiom is used to describe someone who is suspected of having done something wrong.
Example: After the murder of the old lady, everyone living in the house was under a cloud.
English Idioms About “Men and women”
Idiom: Every man has his price
Meaning: The phrase every man has his price means that everyone can be bribed if you know how much or what to bribe him or her with.
Example: “I offered him ten thousand dollars to sign the agreement, but he refused.”Just keep trying! Give him more. You know, every man has his price!”
English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Pressed for time
Meaning: If you are pressed for time, it means that you are in a hurry.
Example: I am sorry, I can’t talk to you right now; I’m pressed for time.
English Idioms About “Crime”
Idiom: Cat burglar
Meaning: A cat burglar refers to a thief who enters a building by skillfully climbing to a building without attracting notice.
Example: He was known for being a cat burglar who only stole from apartments in high buildings