see red

Cultural  

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

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see red Idioms  

1. 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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see red

We would wait to see red deer that posed outside the local Kingshouse Hotel.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

This breakthrough may finally explain why astronomers rarely see red supergiants explode, even though models predict they should account for most core-collapse supernovae.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2025

Well, it didn’t take long for one of Mr. Insights’, well, insights to make people see red.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025

Whether happy or sad, when hens get flustered they see red — and so do their farmers.

From Salon ● May 15, 2024

On Sunday nights you could see red, blue, and green stained-glass light in the churches and hear the voices singing the numbered hymns.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

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