Great and powerful language and not only Russian. And all because a person thanks to him can use expressions that describe actions that are impossible with a practical approach. For example, probably, few Russian-speaking people were in the forge. But this does not prevent them from boldly resorting to the phraseology “bring to white heat”. We’ll talk about the last stable phrase. Let's talk about its origin and significance.
History
From the noun “forge” mentioned above, one can guess that the expression came to us from those times when reality did not yet know the delights of the scientific and technological revolution. Yes, the expression "bring to white heat" we are obliged to the blacksmiths and their craft. To work with metal, it must be heated. With increasing temperature, it changes color: first it is red, then yellow, and then white - this is the last stage.
Value
By analogy with the metal, they decided that human patience, apparently, also heats up or overheats. True, this does not promise anything good. The time has come to clarify the meaning of "bring to white heat" - this means "to get angry," "pissed off," "pissed off" (also, by the way, phraseologism).
You know, there is such a verb "boiled." It is equally successfully used both in relation to a teapot, and in relation to a person who has lost control. And now, it seems that this verb reflects the phenomena of anger much better, because really nothing can be done with a person brought to white heat. And there is such and such historical injustice. On the other hand, if you imagine those who were recently angry, they can give mercy after they let off steam. For example, a father did not let his daughter go to a disco, then a scandal. And then, when the parent calmed down, he and the descendant found a compromise. This is all to the fact that, perhaps, the meaning of folk wisdom is even deeper than it seems to us.
State of affect and degree of patience
But the above is just a hypothesis. It’s dangerous to use such tricks as a rule, because people are all different. Usually, when people are brought to a white heat, then there can be no talk of any negotiations. On the contrary, the question is finally and irrevocably closed.
The only thing we have not given is an example that could clearly show a person in anger. To give such illustrations is quite simple, since Hollywood provides extensive material. I remember the movie "Enough is Enough for Me" (1993) with Michael Douglas in the title role. There, one day, the hero simply went crazy and began to destroy everything and everyone.
The state of affect, perhaps, is coming. First, a person suffers, and then “tears off the lid of the emotional cauldron,” and emotions already control him.
In reality, there are situations worse than those shown in the film. Sometimes they happen just because someone could not stop and reduced the other to white. So there are various family and domestic conflicts sometimes fatal.
As for the hero of the film, he had no choice but to go forward along the road of destruction. If the reader needs an example, then there is no better illustration. At the same time, the work of art shows how dangerous it is to be angry and not be able to control your own emotions.