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User_gary Posted 15 years ago
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Red mist descended, cut off, red mist washed over
I was almost talked into accepting a year's subscription to a video company before the red mist descended just in time and I slammed the phone down.
When that guy cut me off, the red mist washed over and all I could think about was catching him.
Please explain to me the highlighted parts.
Though I know generally "red mist" means "a feeling of temporary angry" and "cut off" means "to cut/chop someone's hands/head, etc. "
When that guy cut me off, the red mist washed over and all I could think about was catching him.
Please explain to me the highlighted parts.
Though I know generally "red mist" means "a feeling of temporary angry" and "cut off" means "to cut/chop someone's hands/head, etc. "
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I've only seen "red mist" in the urban dictionary (an iffy source of contemporary slang expressions). I have never used this expression myself. "To cut one off" - You are driving in traffic when someone suddenly turns their car in front of you, and you have to slam on the brakes or turn sharply (oftentimes going off the road) to avoid hitting them.
- I've only seen "red mist" in the urban dictionary (an iffy source of contemporary slang expressions).
- I have never used this expression myself.
- "To cut one off" - You are driving in traffic when someone suddenly turns their car in front of you, and you have to slam on the brakes or turn sharply (oftentimes going off the road) to avoid hitting them.
- They have cut you off.
- " The sheriff plans to get ahead of the bandits (at the pass) and prevent them from escaping.
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I've only seen "red mist" in the urban dictionary (an iffy source of contemporary slang expressions). I have never used this expression myself.
"To cut one off" - You are driving in traffic when someone suddenly turns their car in front of you, and you have to slam on the brakes or turn sharply (oftentimes going off the road) to avoid hitting them. They have cut you off.
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"To cut one off" - You are driving in traffic when someone suddenly turns their car in front of you, and you have to slam on the brakes or turn sharply (oftentimes going off the road) to avoid hitting them. They have cut you off.
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Thanks AlpheccaStars,
I now understand cut off. But I cannot understand the sentence as a whole. Particularly the parts like 'the red mist descended', 'red mist washed over'.
I now understand cut off. But I cannot understand the sentence as a whole. Particularly the parts like 'the red mist descended', 'red mist washed over'.
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Again thank you.
But I'm looking for meaning of the whole phrases like "red mist descended", "red mist washed over". I mean I also can't understand what it means by "descended" and "washed over" in the above context. I know the general meaning of these words, though.
But I'm looking for meaning of the whole phrases like "red mist descended", "red mist washed over". I mean I also can't understand what it means by "descended" and "washed over" in the above context. I know the general meaning of these words, though.
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Hi;
As I said before, I've never seen these expressions before.
"Red mist descended" reminds me of a fog that comes down to the ground and covers mountatins or high buildings. We have "seeing red" meaning to be very angry. So I can imagine "red mist descended" meaning that I am gradually getting angry and "seeing red."
To "wash over" is an idiom meaning to be covered by wa
As I said before, I've never seen these expressions before.
"Red mist descended" reminds me of a fog that comes down to the ground and covers mountatins or high buildings. We have "seeing red" meaning to be very angry. So I can imagine "red mist descended" meaning that I am gradually getting angry and "seeing red."
To "wash over" is an idiom meaning to be covered by wa
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Bit late on the post, but maybe you're still reading! I believe actually that "see red" and "red mist" come from the same medical explanation. When you get really angry, your blood pressure naturally goes up. In rare cases it can cause a rupture in a small blood vessel in the eye - and you would see everything with a red shade "you see red" or it can appear as though your are in a red coloured mi
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