see red

see red
verb
become angry
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He angers easily

• Syn: ↑anger
• Derivationally related forms: ↑anger (for: ↑anger)
• Hypernyms: ↑feel, ↑experience
• Hyponyms: ↑bridle, ↑steam, ↑raise the roof
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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BECOME VERY ANGRY, become enraged, lose one's temper; informal go mad, go crazy, go wild, go bananas, hit the roof, go up the wall, fly off the handle, blow one's top, flip (one's lid), go ballistic; Brit. informal go spare, do one's nut; N. Amer. informal flip one's wig, blow one's lid/stack.
→ red

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phrasal
: to become enraged : lose control of oneself

has an insulting manner that makes others see red

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see red
1. To grow furious
2. To thirst for blood
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Main Entry: ↑red
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see red see under ↑red1
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Main Entry: ↑see

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to become very angry
Thesaurus: to be, or to become angry or annoyedsynonym
Main entry: red

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informal become very angry suddenly

the mere thought of Peter with Nicole made her see red

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see red
informal : to become very angry

The construction delays on the highway have many commuters seeing red.

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Main Entry: ↑red
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see red — see ↑red, 2
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Main Entry: ↑see

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see ˈred idiom
(informal) to become very angry

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People who drop litter make me see red.

Main entry: ↑redidiom

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