see red

idiom

Formssees red, seeing red, saw red, seen red

2 meanings of see red

1
get angryidiomintransitive
To get angry or very annoyed.
I see red every time someone cuts in line.
My dad sees red when people leave trash in the park.
Similarfume, seethe, explode
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2
idiomintransitive
In soccer, to get a red card and have to leave the game.
If you keep arguing with the referee, you'll see red.
Our best player saw red in the first half for a bad tackle.
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Origin

Possibly from the red cloth used to make bulls angry in bullfighting, or from red as a color of danger.