Tag: catch red-handed
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Catch red-handed
English Idiom: Catch red-handed For some reason, I have a vague memory of a children’s program from about 35 years ago, which was using a skit to teach the idiom red-handed to young viewers like I was at the time. A little boy was continually sneaking his hand into the cookie jar to steal cookies…
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Head off
Word of the Day: Head off Head off is another one of those words that have two almost opposite meanings. Sometimes, trying to understand the usage of these words can be frustrating, but if we pay attention to the context in which they are used, understanding the meaning is much easier. The first meaning of…
