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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “to burn one's eyelashes”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /keˌmaɾse las pesˈtaɲas/
- 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)
- (idiomatic) to burn the midnight oil
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