Me paso con.........

Question

The title of this show is called. "Por poco me paso con la sombra de ojos". It's about a guy that dresses up like a girl to get a job at a girls school. I think por poco is like casi, like "almost". Gracias.

I think pasar as, to pass, to happen, to enter, pasarselo bien / mal = to be good / bad (have a good time, etc....) but I don't know this pasarse con like here. What could it mean? I see lots of hits for pasarse con....... Gracias. (me paso con)

Answer 1

Hi Jeezz!

Pasarse con is to exceed doing something, to go too far. It's a very common expression that can be used metaphorically, or not.

Te has pasado de la raya- You've gone too far

Anoche se pasó con la bebida- He drank too much last night

I'm not sure of my translation, I hope this makes sense to you:

I almost put on too much eye shadow.

Hi Cogu,, 'I almost put on too much eye shadow' is good, also see my answer. :D - galsally, Feb 25, 2011

Thanks! I suspected that I was wrong! I can't get on with phrasal verbs... - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011

Answer 2

I almost overdid it with the eye shadow. (colloquial English for Cogu and other learners of English to see as much as anything.)

Yes, also 'went too far'.

overdid it! How nice :) - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011

Answer 3

I see it's like "pass too far with my actions" so "Por poco me paso con la sombra de ojos" I almost overdid it with the eyeshadow. Gracias.