show colour
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]May be derived from show one's true colors, but referring to showing one's bad behaviour through their anger.
Verb
[edit]show colour (third-person singular simple present shows colour, present participle showing colour, simple past showed colour, past participle shown colour)
- (transitive, idiomatic, Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) To get angry, to scowl.
- Do not show colour to me!