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to catch somebody with one's hand in the cookie jar
[have] {one's} [hand] in the cookie jarto catch somebody with one's hand in the cookie jar
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быть пойманным, когда вы делаете что-то нечестное
to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or inappropriate
Dialect
American
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Humorous
Idiom
Informal
Example
A lot of people had their hands in the cookie jar at the company.
The teacher caught the student with his hand in the cookie jar when he tried to cheat on the exam.
