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red mist

noun

  1. informal,  a feeling of extreme anger that clouds one's judgment temporarily

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"It wasn't a good look. There's definitely a little bit of red mist there. But nothing came of it."

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When the red mist of fighting finally lifted, there wasn’t much left of the agency.

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She said Mr Amaad was heard to say "easy, easy, easy ... no, no, no" in a bid to de-escalate the situation, but his words had "zero effect on PC Marsden" who was "pretty much covered in red mist".

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Bellamy was booked during Wales' win over Iceland but, other than being enthusiastic on the touchline, he has shown no signs of the red mist which descended on more than one occasion during his eventful playing career.

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He said both were drunk and Mailen realised now he should have left as ordered, while Sheers played a lesser role and only confronted police after he saw his partner being struck with a baton which caused a "red mist" to descend.

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