"show colour" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: shows colour [present, singular, third-person], showing colour [participle, present], showed colour [past], shown colour [participle, past]
Etymology: May be derived from show one's true colors, but referring to showing one's bad behaviour through their anger. Etymology templates: {{m|en|show one's true colors}} show one's true colors Head templates: {{en-verb|show<,,,shown> colour}} show colour (third-person singular simple present shows colour, present participle showing colour, simple past showed colour, past participle shown colour)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic, Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) To get angry, to scowl. Tags: Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial, idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-show_colour-en-verb-4iVd9l-l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Malaysian English, Manglish, Singapore English, Singlish

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