How is the phrase пойман с поличным translated from Russian to English

English translation
Caught with the hand in a cookie jar
phrase

Застигнут прямо во время нечестного поступка.

Caught in the act of doing something wrong.

Examples with “пойман с поличным”

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  • Клерка поймали с поличным. — The clerk was caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

  • Её поймали с поличным, и она лишилась клиента. — She was caught with her hand in the cookie jar and lost the account.

  • Никто не думает, что его поймают с поличным. — Nobody expects to be caught with their hand in the cookie jar.

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