English

Verb

see yellow

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

     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