con las manos en la masa
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “with one's hands in the dough”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kon las ˌmanos en la ˈmasa/ [kõn laz ˌma.nos ẽn la ˈma.sa]
- Syllabification: con las ma‧nos en la ma‧sa
Adverb
- (idiomatic) red-handed
Further reading
- “con las manos en la masa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024