to arrest or catch someone doing something illegal
jemanden festnehmen oder auf frischer Tat ertappen (jemanden festnehmen oder auf frischer Tat ertappen)
"The officer was able to bust someone for selling drugs."
"Der Beamte konnte jemanden wegen Drogenverkaufs festnehmen." (Der Beamte konnte jemanden wegen Drogenverkaufs festnehmen.)
Very inexperienced or new at something.
to stop yourself from saying something you want to say
to ask someone knowledgeable for advice or ideas
to introduce an idea subtly to influence someone later
to do something innovative or unprecedented
practical and realistic