Na gorącym uczynku
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What it means
Literally “in the hot act.” Means caught in the act, red-handed — “caught red-handed,” “in flagrante delicto.”
Vocabulary
- gorący — hot, burning
- uczynek — act, deed
Grammar note
'Na gorącym uczynku' uses the locative of 'gorący uczynek' after 'na' — circumstance.
Cultural context
The 'hot act' — the deed still warm, just committed. A vivid image of being caught at the very moment of wrongdoing.
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