“I say, we went over, but as I was pushed over by Pumblechook, exactly as if I had that moment picked a pocked or fired a rick; indeed, it was the general impression in Court that I had been taken red-handed” (88).
When someone is caught red-handed, it means that he or she has been found guilty of committing a crime. The term comes from murderers being caught with blood on their hands after committing the crime. Pip is not guilty of murder, but he is guilty of making choices that he regrets later in his life. Dickens uses the term to express the theme of guilt that recurs throughout the novel.
Works Cited: Martin, Gary. "Caught red-handed." The Phrase Finder. 14 Dec. 2008
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