saw yellow
saw yellow is the simple past of see yellow.
Meaning of see yellow
Verb
see yellow (third-person singular simple present sees yellow, present participle seeing yellow, simple past saw yellow, past participle seen yellow)
- To receive a yellow card.
- 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.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.
Questions about saw yellow
- What is saw yellow the simple past of?
- Saw yellow is the simple past of see yellow.
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