"show colour" meaning in English

See show colour in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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. 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
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