red mist

British

noun

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

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He went on to say, "there's definitely a little bit of red mist there".

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"It was red mist to start," says Broad.

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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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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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