in the act
US /ɪn ði ækt/
・UK /in ðə ækt/
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phr.PhraseWhile performing an action, especially something wrong or illegal.
The thief was caught in the act of stealing the jewelry.
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- Yeah, that's it. I'm catching her in the act.
Yeah, that's it. I'm catching her in the act.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
- The shouts of wonder and delight with which the development of every package was received, the terrible announcement that the baby had been taken in the act of putting a doll's frying pan into his mouth,
The shouts of wonder and delight with which the development of every package was received, the terrible announcement that the baby had been taken in the act of putting a doll's frying pan into his mouth,
- that the baby had been taken in the act of putting a doll’s frying-pan into his mouth, and was more
that the baby had been taken in the act of putting a doll’s frying-pan into his mouth, and was more
Conan Busts His Employees Eating Cake | CONAN on TBS
- We're going to see which rats come to nibble at the cheese and pet you in the act.
We're going to see which rats come to nibble at the cheese and pet you in the act.
- I'll catch them in the act.
I'll catch them in the act.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook
- and in the act, I was suddenly aware that I had lost in stature.
and in the act, I was suddenly aware that I had lost in stature.
- and in the act I was suddenly aware that I had lost in stature.
and in the act I was suddenly aware that I had lost in stature.
7 Things You Do That Are Illegal
- It's extremely unlikely you'll actually be caught in the act.
It's extremely unlikely you'll actually be caught in the act.
- you’ll actually be caught in the act, despite this there have been at least 4 known cases
you’ll actually be caught in the act, despite this there have been at least 4 known cases
The Rules of Basketball - EXPLAINED!
- Any foul in the act of shooting results in free throws being awarded to the attacking team.
Any foul in the act of shooting results in free throws being awarded to the attacking team.
- foul against the defender. Any foul in the act of shooting results in
foul against the defender. Any foul in the act of shooting results in
Chapter 08 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - The Queen's Croquet-Ground
- and when she had got its head down and was going to begin again, it was very provoking to find that the hedgehog had unrolled itself and was in the act of crawling away.
and when she had got its head down and was going to begin again, it was very provoking to find that the hedgehog had unrolled itself and was in the act of crawling away.
- in the act of crawling away: besides all
in the act of crawling away: besides all
Talking about SLEEP in English
- When you're going to bed, you are in the act, you're actually...
When you're going to bed, you are in the act, you're actually...
- When you're going to bed, you are in the act.
When you're going to bed, you are in the act.
Heaven Is a Place for Sociopaths
- When you praise the one who caused the suffering, you participate in the act, even if passively.
When you praise the one who caused the suffering, you participate in the act, even if passively.
- When you praise the one who caused the suffering, you participate in the act, even if passively.
When you praise the one who caused the suffering, you participate in the act, even if passively.
Congressman Ro Khanna speaks to BBC News about Epstein Files | BBC News
- And how can you force that, given what's in the act that is law, it's been signed into law by the president now?
And how can you force that, given what's in the act that is law, it's been signed into law by the president now?
- And how can you force that, given what's in the act that is law.
And how can you force that, given what's in the act that is law.