This or that phenomenon can be infuriating, but sometimes people don't really understand what it means? To remove the veil of secrecy from this phraseological unit is our task for today. We bet it will be an exciting journey into the world of human complexes.
Meaning
It is common for a person to experience shame when a phenomenon or event does not coincide with his ideas about what should be. For example, a girl brought up in an institute for noble maidens blushes at the swear words of her husband. In other words, they can make a young woman blush.
A special section about the origin is not required here. A Caucasian person has a light skin tone, so when he blushes with shame, it is clearly visible, as if the color fills his entire face. When exactly people began to resort to such a metaphor is difficult to say, but we believe that a long time ago. This is also confirmed by the fact that the reader does not care much about the origin of the phraseologism “to drive into the paint”, give him a meaning. We hope we did not deceive anyone's hopes.
Example
Almost a textbook image: a youngThe teacher is appointed to lead the lessons in the upper grades. Of course, all the boys immediately fall in love with her, and all the girls begin to envy her wildly. Moreover, the nature of such love cannot be unraveled in life, even if you spend 1000 years on it. And of course, questions are heard from all corners of the class: “Anna Vladimirovna, are you married, and do you have a boyfriend?” - or: “And how long will you teach with us?” This picture is more Soviet than Russian, if you exclude the newfangled word "boyfriend" from the question. But I want to believe that cultural children and classes have not yet died out.
As for the young teacher, remarks can make her blush for any reason. And this is only because she is wildly nervous and afraid to fail, to blunder, not to cope. But children don't know this. They explore a new role model. In general, the ability to be embarrassed is a great thing! She talks about how a person still has a conscience.
“To blush” is a phraseological unit that you need not only to know, but also to try it on yourself, of course, involuntarily. After all, only, perhaps, actors are able to deliberately make themselves blush, and for an unprepared person, such a trick is too much.
