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Feb 10, 2009 2:22 am
What was the quote that Martha mentioned about "burning your eyelashes" to mean reading? Something like "que marque los postanos" but I would like to know the proper spelling.
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Feb 13, 2009 1:11 pm
Hi, Steven — Glad you asked! It's “quemarse las pestañas.†So I might say, for example, “Steven se quemó las pestañas estudiando.†Literally, it's “Steven burned his eyelashes studying,†but just a metaphor, thank goodness.