see red

see red
informal

when Kate showed up drunk, Julian saw red

Syn:
become very angry, become enraged, lose one's temper; informal go mad, go crazy, go wild, go bananas, hit the roof, fly off the handle, blow one's top, flip out, go ballistic, flip one's wig, blow one's stack

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