con las manos en la masa

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “with one's hands in the dough”.

Adverb

con las manos en la masa

1. (idiomatic) red-handed

Further reading

• “con las manos en la masa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16