How is the phrase pillado con las manos en la masa translated from Spanish to English

English translation
Caught with the hand in a cookie jar
phrase

Sorprendido en el momento de hacer algo indebido.

Caught in the act of doing something wrong.

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  • Pillaron al empleado con las manos en la masa. — The clerk was caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

  • La pillaron con las manos en la masa y perdió la cuenta. — She was caught with her hand in the cookie jar and lost the account.

  • Nadie espera que lo pillen con las manos en la masa. — Nobody expects to be caught with their hand in the cookie jar.

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