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ДОВОДИТЬ/ДОВЕСТИ ДО БЕЛОГО КАЛЕНИЯ кого coll VP subj: human or abstr the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WOto irritate s.o. past the limits of his endurance, make s.o. lose his self-control completelyX довел Y-a до белого каления = X provoked Y to a (white) rageX made Y livid (with rage) X roused Y to fury X made Y see red X made Y's blood boil X burned Y up.А Лизка считала себя виноватой: она вечор своими глупыми слезами довела брата до белого каления (Абрамов 1). Lizka felt she was to blame, having provoked her brother to a white rage the day before with her silly tears (1a)....Меня раздражало (да и сейчас иногда доводит до белого каления) - с какой тупостью целыми днями, годами дуются в домино... (ТерцЗ)...1 have always been irritated (and even now I am sometimes roused to fury) to see how vacuously people play dominoes for days on end... (3a).Нет, я не могу успокоиться! Это он меня довёл до белого каления!» (Булгаков 2). "No, I can't calm down! He burns me up!" (2a). -
2 довести до белого каления
• ДОВОДИТЬ/ДОВЕСТИ ДО БЕЛОГО КАЛЕНИЯ кого coll[VP; subj: human or abstr; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ to irritate s.o. past the limits of his endurance, make s.o. lose his self-control completely:- X burned Y up.♦ А Лизка считала себя виноватой: она вечор своими глупыми слезами довела брата до белого каления (Абрамов 1). Lizka felt she was to blame, having provoked her brother to a white rage the day before with her silly tears (1a).♦...Меня раздражало (да и сейчас иногда доводит до белого каления) - с какой тупостью целыми днями, годами дуются в домино... (Терц 3)...I have always been irritated (and even now I am sometimes roused to fury) to see how vacuously people play dominoes for days on end... (3a).♦ "Нет, я не могу успокоиться! Это он меня довёл до белого каления!" (Булгаков 2). "No, I can't calm down! He burns me up!" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > довести до белого каления
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3 доводить до белого каления
• ДОВОДИТЬ/ДОВЕСТИ ДО БЕЛОГО КАЛЕНИЯ кого coll[VP; subj: human or abstr; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ to irritate s.o. past the limits of his endurance, make s.o. lose his self-control completely:- X burned Y up.♦ А Лизка считала себя виноватой: она вечор своими глупыми слезами довела брата до белого каления (Абрамов 1). Lizka felt she was to blame, having provoked her brother to a white rage the day before with her silly tears (1a).♦...Меня раздражало (да и сейчас иногда доводит до белого каления) - с какой тупостью целыми днями, годами дуются в домино... (Терц 3)...I have always been irritated (and even now I am sometimes roused to fury) to see how vacuously people play dominoes for days on end... (3a).♦ "Нет, я не могу успокоиться! Это он меня довёл до белого каления!" (Булгаков 2). "No, I can't calm down! He burns me up!" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > доводить до белого каления
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