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Phrase: Catch somebody in the (very) act (of doing something)

Meaning: If you catch someone in the act, you see him or her doing it.

Examples:
I would have never imagined that Tom was the thief, but I caught him in the very act.
He was caught in the act of spying.

Subject: Stupidity

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