- burn the midnight oil
- phrasal
: to work or study far into the night
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burn the midnight oilTo study late into the night• • •Main Entry: ↑burn————————burn the midnight oil see under ↑burn1• • •Main Entry: ↑midnight* * *
burn the midnight oil phraseto work until very late at nightThesaurus: to work hardsynonymMain entry: burn* * *
read, study, or work late into the night* * *
burn the midnight oil: to work or study until very late at nightThe students have been burning the midnight oil as they prepare for their final exams.
• • •Main Entry: ↑burn————————• • •Main Entry: ↑midnight————————• • •Main Entry: ↑oil* * *
burn the midnight ˈoil idiomto study or work until late at night
Useful english dictionary. 2012.