see yellow

English

Etymology

Modelled on see red.

Pronunciation

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Verb

see yellow (third-person singular simple present sees yellow, present participle seeing yellow, simple past saw yellow, past participle seen yellow)

1. (idiomatic, soccer) To receive a yellow card.
   • 2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record‎^[1]:

     Healy’s first act was to crudely wipe out Forrest on the touchline. He saw yellow when it could have been red.
     Lafferty then had his name taken for a late one on Adam Matthews.

See also

• see red