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The phrase "afraid of getting caught" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when expressing a fear or concern about being discovered or apprehended for something, often in a context of wrongdoing or secrecy.
Example: "He was afraid of getting caught while trying to sneak into the concert without a ticket."
Alternatives: "worried about being discovered" or "concerned about being apprehended."
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Was he afraid of getting caught?
He was no longer afraid of getting caught.
He eventually hired his own doctor and was not afraid of getting caught.
A country that hides something is a country that is afraid of getting caught.
We don't pay our taxes just because we're afraid of getting caught; we also feel a responsibility to contribute to the common good.
He recounted a typical exchange: " 'Why you running?' 'Because I'm afraid of getting caught.' 'Well, what are you afraid of getting caught for?' 'I don't know.' 'Well, there's a reason you ran, and there's a reason you don't want to get caught.
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If I'm afraid of anything, it's of dying badly, of getting caught up in some process that prolongs my life unnecessarily.
However, many residents have nowhere to go or are too afraid to cross to another area for fear of getting caught in the crossfire, the BBC's Rana Jawad reports from the capital Tripoli.
The father said he was not afraid of the risk of having his daughter getting caught up in an unruly situation.
How can you get it through to people that rather than getting caught, ploughing into another human is the thing they should be afraid of?
"They are afraid to get caught out of the loop".
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