på bar gärning

Swedish

Etymology

på (“on”) +‎ bar (“bare”) +‎ gärning (“act”)

Adverb

på bar gärning (not comparable)

  1. red-handed, in flagrante delicto, in the act of committing a misdeed
    Synonym: (arcahic) in flagrante delicto
    De blev tagna på bar gärning
    They were caught red-handed

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