給顏色
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to show someone one's strength as a warning
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to teach someone a lesson
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Idiom惯用语 · Widely known
- Literally
- give colour
- Meaning
- To show someone one's strength as a warning, as if to say "I'll show you". It is threatening in tone, as in 给他点颜色看看.
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