with bloody hand

with bloody hand

Clearly guilty (as if one has been found with evidence of a crime or misdeed). The squire was found with bloody hand, sir— how do you want to punish him?
See also: bloody, hand
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be in hand
  • be on hand
  • a hand with
  • a hand with (something)
  • at first hand
  • get out of hand
  • get a hand on (something)
  • a steady hand on the tiller
  • a hand in
  • a hand in (something)
References in classic literature
"Why then do the Big-knives tell their red brethren to bury the tomahawk," he said, "when their own young men never forget that they are braves, and meet each other so often with bloody hands?"
The Prairie
Seeing them with bloody hand prints and people generally messing around is too much.
Pleased zombies were stopped; LETTERS&
'I fought with bloody hands, I fought with numerous fractures, and sometimes my brain tells me to stop and tells me I've done enough but never in my life have I ever quit.'
Donaire blasts Rigondeaux for quitting vs Lomachenko
ITV has broadcast images of a man with bloody hands holding a knife and what appears to be a meat cleaver at the scene of a suspected terrorist attack in Woolwich, south London.
Woolwich 'Beheading': ITV Posts Video of Man with Meat Cleaver and Bloody Hands at Scene [VIDEO]
China: Chinese dissident author Liao Yiwu on Sunday tore into the leadership in Beijing, describing his homeland as an "inhuman empire with bloody hands" as he scooped a prestigious German book prize.
Chinese dissident author savages Beijing at German awards
The movie will focus on Palestinian suffering in the Gaza Strip and, as the scriptwriter says, "depict Israel as it is -- with bloody hands, merciless...
Editorial: Turkish-Israeli ties
With bloody hands, he has to make sure the electrolytes are in supply to keep his muscles from cramping up.
THE MIX MASTER: Pianist and composer Eric Lewis is pioneering a rock-jazz clash and is redefining the sound of music