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see red

idiom

To become enraged, angry, or irritated.


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  1. 01

    bleed red ink

    To suffer from severe net losses.

  2. 02

    clap one's hands red

    To clap or applaud intensely.

  3. 03

    cut red tape

    To reduce bureaucracy.

  4. 04

    for all the world to see

    in plain view; clearly visible

  5. 05

    I see, said the blind man

    Expressing confusion.

  6. 06

    I'd like to see someone try

    Expressing a threat or challenge to someone.

  7. 07

    long time no see

    I (or we) have not seen you for a long time.

  8. 08

    neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring

    Synonym of neither fish nor fowl (“not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options”).

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