SEE RED Definition & Meaning

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To be or become extremely angry: “When Roger realized that he had been duped, he started to see red.”

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Idioms and Phrases

Become very angry, as in I saw red when I learned they had not invited Tom and his family . The precise allusion in this term is not known, but it probably refers to the longstanding association of the color red with passion and anger. [ Colloquial ; c. 1900]

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Well, it didn’t take long for one of Mr. Insights’, well, insights to make people see red.

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“As a shareholder and a car owner who had supported Henrik and his wife, I am seeing red,” Scott said.

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Whether happy or sad, when hens get flustered they see red — and so do their farmers.

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But while governments are seeing red - it's the fans who are paying the price, literally.

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Blair had moved in with Bee to escape her abusive partner, who came to her workplace seeing red.

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