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摆颜色

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Collocation

1
摆颜色给人家看
2
故意摆颜色
3
对我摆颜色

Definition

摆颜色

Literally means:

show the color

Actually means:

It means making scathing remarks or taking drastic measures to suppress or threaten others.

指说出厉害的话或采取强硬的手段来压制或威胁别人。

Example

Often used as predicate or object. (常作谓语、宾语)
1
Duì
xiē
那些
ànshí
按时
jiāo
bǎofèi
保护费
de
diànzhǔ
店主
  
,
hēi
shìli
势力
jiù
zhìzào
制造
shìduān
事端
  
,
bǎi
yán
颜色
gěi
men
他们
kàn
  

For those shopkeepers who don't pay the protection fee on time, the black forces create trouble and show them the colors.

2
duì
xìng
zhǎn
de
shuō
  
:
ràng
rén
huài
de
chē
汽车
  
,
shì
shì
cúnxīn
存心
bǎi
yán
颜色
gěi
kàn
  
?

He said to the last name exhibition: "You let people break my car, is not mind to show me the color?" ”

3
Lǎoshi
老实
gào
告诉
  
,
duì
bǎi
yán
颜色
shì
méiyǒu
没有
yòng
de
  
,
chī
zhè
tào
  

To tell you the truth, it's no use putting color on me, I don't eat your set.