turn color
phrase
as in blush
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
He turned color when his crush walked in the room.
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“Turn color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20color. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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