see red

English

Etymology

Compare the corresponding idiom in French, which uses the same image: voir rouge.

Verb

see red (third-person singular simple present sees red, present participle seeing red, simple past saw red, past participle seen red)

1. (idiomatic) To become angry or irritated.

   The new tax proposal had voters seeing red.

2. (idiomatic, soccer) To receive a red card, and be dismissed from the playing field.
   • 2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, BBC:

     Kalinic later saw red for a rash tackle on Paul Scharner before Gabriel Tamas was dismissed for bringing down Diouf.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:anger

Translations

to become angry

• Estonian: marus olema
• Finnish: nähdä punaista (fi)
• French: voir rouge

• Jèrriais: vaie rouoge
• Swedish: se rött (sv)

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