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Wowenglish Posted 16 years ago
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I would like to know the meaning of "brushes my hair out of my eyes" in the next sentence.
I'm 65 and my mother brushes my hair out of my eyes.
  

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It's sort of an affectionate thing done with the hand. ) This is not about "loose" hair, but hair which is not "brushed back," and is allowed to hang in front of the face, obscuring the eyes.

  • It's sort of an affectionate thing done with the hand.
  • ) This is not about "loose" hair, but hair which is not "brushed back," and is allowed to hang in front of the face, obscuring the eyes.
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It's sort of an affectionate thing done with the hand.

(At 65, you're lucky to have enough hair to hang in your eyes.) Emotion: smile

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