IdiomQuest #2 - What does the expression "Burn the Eyebrows" mean to a student ?

Question

It may happen in a Barbecue mishap, but I expect as an idiom it has a different meaning.

Answer 1

This is an interesting question. You know, my native language is Spanish and we have exactly the same idiom! To burn your eyebrows means to study very hard, to read for many hours. Your eyebrows would literally burn if you read a lot.

Hope that helps!