quemarse las pestañas

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, to burn one's eyelashes

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /keˌmaɾse las pesˈtaɲas/ [keˌmaɾ.se las pesˈt̪a.ɲas]
  • Syllabification: que‧mar‧se las pes‧ta‧ñas

Verb

quemarse las pestañas (first-person singular present me quemo las pestañas, first-person singular preterite me quemé las pestañas, past participle quemado las pestañas)

  1. (idiomatic) to burn the midnight oil

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