"blood in one's eye" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} blood in one's eye (uncountable)
  1. (colloquial) A furiously vengeful disposition. Tags: colloquial, uncountable
    Sense id: en-blood_in_one's_eye-en-noun--LqqKOqP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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