К34
ДОВОДИТЬ/ДОВЕСТИ ДО БЕЛОГО КАЛЕНИЯ кого
collVPsubj:
human or
abstrthe 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 довел Y-a до белого каления = X provoked Y to a (white) rage
X made Y livid (with rage)X roused Y to furyX made Y see redX made Y's blood boilX burned Y up.
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