see red
Speech parts
1. see red - Verb
2. see red - Phrase
Meaning
become angry
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You English are like mad bulls... you see red everywhere! What on earth has come over you, to heap on us such suspicion as is unworthy of a great nation. I regard this as a personal insult... You make it uncommonly difficult for a man to remain friendly to England.
There's a part in a woman's soul, God has given it to every woman, and it's the part where you know whether he's telling the truth or not. Women see red flags.
He angers easily
Lemos 2007, p.55 For example, a belief that 'I see red' could be defeated with psychological evidence showing my mind to be confused or inattentive.
When the petals unfurl into large flowers you can see red, ivory, and burgundy stripes.
When you start to see red, you might want to take a moment and flow through a sun salutation or two.