idiom · informal
see red
/siː red/SEE·RED
speaking
to suddenly become very angry
Examples
“He saw red when he found out someone had damaged his car.”
“When she heard the lies, she saw red and shouted.”
“Try not to make him see red — he's already stressed.”
Band 8 sentence
“When I discovered the deliberate errors in the report, I saw red and insisted on an immediate revision.”
Collocations
- see red at/when
Word family
see red verb phrase
Common mistakes
see the red→see red
see red at someone→see red (when/with)
Say it for a higher band
5get angry→6be furious→7+see red
Synonyms
be furious
go mad
Easily confused
lose one's temper
“She lost her temper after waiting for an hour with no apology.”
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