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 === con las manos en la masa (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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025