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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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4 у меня от его слов закипела кровь
General subject: his words made my blood boilУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > у меня от его слов закипела кровь
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5 середина на половину
тж. серединка на половинку, серёдка на половину (на половинку, на половинке)разг.1) (ни то ни другое, нечто среднее, неопределённое) betwixt and between; smth. vague, uncertainТаня.
Что, смотритесь всё? Думаете, очень из себя хороши? Григорий. А что, неприятен? Таня. Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину. (Л. Толстой, Плоды просвещения) — Tanya. Tell me, are you always looking at yourself? Do you imagine you're very handsome? Grigori. Well, am I not good-looking? Tanya. So-so.... neither good-looking nor ill-looking, but betwixt and between.2) (ни плохой ни хороший; посредственный) so-so; fair to middling3) (ни плохо ни хорошо; посредственно) neither well nor badly; fair to middling; cf. take the middle course with smb., smth.Мало кто относился к ней серёдка на половинку - или уж души в ней не чаял, или уж от одного её имени озноб пробирал... (Г. Николаева, Повесть о директоре МТС и главном агрономе) — Few people took the middle course with her. They either loved her or the very mention of her name made their blood boil.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > середина на половину
См. также в других словарях:
make\ one's\ blood\ boil — • make one s blood boil • make the blood boil v. phr. informal To make someone very angry. When someone calls me a liar it makes my blood boil. It made Mary s blood boil to see the children make fun of the crippled girl. Compare: boiling point … Словарь американских идиом
make\ the\ blood\ boil — • make one s blood boil • make the blood boil v. phr. informal To make someone very angry. When someone calls me a liar it makes my blood boil. It made Mary s blood boil to see the children make fun of the crippled girl. Compare: boiling point … Словарь американских идиом
make one's blood boil — or[make the blood boil] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make someone very angry. * /When someone calls me a liar it makes my blood boil./ * /It made Mary s blood boil to see the children make fun of the crippled girl./ Compare: BOILING POINT … Dictionary of American idioms
make one's blood boil — or[make the blood boil] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make someone very angry. * /When someone calls me a liar it makes my blood boil./ * /It made Mary s blood boil to see the children make fun of the crippled girl./ Compare: BOILING POINT … Dictionary of American idioms
made his blood boil — made him furious … English contemporary dictionary
make your blood boil — phrase to make you feel very angry Her patronizing sarcasm made my blood boil. Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry: blood … Useful english dictionary
make blood boil — If something makes your blood boil, it makes you really angry. His condescending attitude made my blood boil! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
makes your blood boil — If something makes your blood boil, it makes you really angry. His condescending attitude made my blood boil! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
make someone's blood boil — make (someone s) blood boil to make someone very angry. When I saw the rude way she talked to him it made my blood boil … New idioms dictionary
make blood boil — make (someone s) blood boil to make someone very angry. When I saw the rude way she talked to him it made my blood boil … New idioms dictionary
make your blood boil — to make you feel very angry Her patronizing sarcasm made my blood boil … English dictionary
