Auf frischer Tat bei etwas Verbotenem ertappt.
Caught in the act of doing something wrong.
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See how the word “mit der Hand in der Keksdose erwischt” is used in sentences
Der Angestellte wurde mit der Hand in der Keksdose erwischt. — The clerk was caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
Sie wurde mit der Hand in der Keksdose erwischt und verlor den Kunden. — She was caught with her hand in the cookie jar and lost the account.
Niemand rechnet damit, mit der Hand in der Keksdose erwischt zu werden. — Nobody expects to be caught with their hand in the cookie jar.
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