Mar 16, 2003 18:16
21 yrs ago
English term
to put pins in one's eyes
Non-PRO
English
Art/Literary
Frankly, I’d rather put pins in my eyes than go through that for a year!
Kylie Minogue about an idea to spend a year in the States where she would have to endure people pronouncing her name incorrectly.
Kylie Minogue about an idea to spend a year in the States where she would have to endure people pronouncing her name incorrectly.
Responses
| 4 +4 | See explanation |
Kim Metzger
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| 5 +1 | I'd rather torture myself than go to the States for a year |
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+4
4 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
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English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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I’d rather do terrible things to myself (put pins in my eyes) than endure a year of having people mispronounce my name for a year.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Kim. I thought this might be an idiom I didn't know and just wanted to make sure."
+1
6 mins
I'd rather torture myself than go to the States for a year
Putting pins in your eyes is supposedly very painful (haven't tried this myself, though) and it's not something you would want to do! Kylie is trying to say that she would rather torture herself than go to the States. The pain from putting pins in her own eyes would be less than the pain and aggravation of hearing the Americans mispronouncing her name. Obviously this is meant figuratively!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Gabriela Tenenbaum (X)
: great, too
3 hrs
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Cheers! :o)
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