prendre la main dans le sac — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bust verb To break something, especially by force.
Senses
prendre la main dans le sac is used for these senses in English:
- bust (transitive, slang) To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
- catch red-handed (transitive) To discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.
bust — full definition
- verb To break something, especially by force.
- verb To catch someone doing something wrong or illegal, or to arrest them.
- noun A sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
- noun A woman's breasts, or the measurement around them.
- adjective Broke; without any money.