no pegar ojo

USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "to not stick an eye."
no pegar ojo
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
(to be unable to sleep)
a. to not sleep a wink
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
Me bebí un café antes de irme a la cama y no pegué ojo en toda la noche.I had a coffee before I went to bed and I didn't sleep a wink all night.
b. to not get a wink of sleep
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
Te ves muy cansado. - Pues sí. No pegué ojo. Supongo que extraño mi cama.You look exhausted. - Yeah. I didn't get a wink of sleep. I suppose I miss my bed.
c. to not sleep
Anoche no pegué ojo con tantas preocupaciones en la cabeza.I couldn't sleep last night with so many worries in my head.
d. to not get any sleep
¿Preparada para el estreno de tu película? - Estoy tan nerviosa que anoche no conseguí pegar ojo.Ready for the premiere of your movie? - I'm so nervous I couldn't get any sleep last night.
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