see red

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

Idioms and Phrases

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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