de claro en claro

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Adverb

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de claro en claro

  1. (idiomatic, dated) sleeplessly; without sleeping a wink
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      la excelente mujer no durmió en la noche del 24, porque toda ella se la pasó de claro en claro, ora batiendo huevos [] ora desplumando aves []
      the most excellent lady did not sleep on the night of the 24th, because she spent it sleeplessly, be it beating eggs [] , plucking birds []

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