to catch somebody with one's hand in the cookie jar
[have] {one's} [hand] in the cookie jar

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to catch somebody with one's hand in the cookie jar
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to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or inappropriate

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to [catch] {sb} with {one's} [hand] in the cookie jar definition and meaning
Humorous
Idiom
Informal
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The teacher caught the student with his hand in the cookie jar when he tried to cheat on the exam.
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