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see red

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

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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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