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white heat

–noun
1. a stage of intense activity, excitement, feeling, etc.: The sales campaign is at white heat.
2. an intense heat at which a substance glows with white light.

Origin:
1700–10
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white heat  
n.  
  1. The temperature or physical condition of a white-hot substance.

  2. Intense emotion or excitement: working at white heat to make the deadline.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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