på bar gärning

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

på (“on”) +‎ bar (“bare”) +‎ gärning (“act”)

Adverb[edit]

på bar gärning (not comparable)

  1. red-handed, in flagrante delicto, in the act of committing a misdeed
    Synonym: (arcahic) in flagrante delicto
    De blev tagna på bar gärning
    They were caught red-handed

See also[edit]

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