25 Common Sayings And Where They Came From

20. Caught Red Handed

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This means to get caught doing something wrong. When someone butchered an animal which did not belong to him and had to be caught with blood of the animal. It came because of this law, however, if someone was caught with freshly cut meat, he would not be said to be guilty.