caught out
Discovered in deception
Caught out means exposed or discovered in wrongdoing, error, or deception.
Someone caught out has been found in a position they can't defend: The senator was caught out lying about his credentials.
In cricket, caught out specifically means dismissed when a fielder catches a batted ball before it touches the ground.
- in the actDuring the deed
- detectedNoticed or found
- red-handedCaught mid-crime
- outedRevealed someone's hidden truth
- disclosedMade previously hidden known
hands dirty · bowled · exposed · trapped · busted · revealed · rumbled · uncovered · stumped · surprised · ambushed · taken by surprise · wrong-footed · on the back foot · lied · embarrassed · egg on face · sussed
- cricketbatsman, bowler, wicket, bat, ball
- Cricket Idiomssticky wicket, not cricket, bowled over, stumped, on the back foot
- embarrassmentembarrassed, blush, humiliated, mortify, mortified
- at faultguilty, at fault, to blame, culpable, blameworthy
detection/exposure
caught outundiscovered
Not yet found
undetected · covered up · off the hook · in the clear · unsuspected
catch, out, catching, caught, catches, catcher, caught up, catchers, outfield