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burn the candle at both ends

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burn the candle at both ends
Fig. to work very hard and stay up very late at night. (One end of the candle is work done in the daylight, and the other end is work done at night.) No wonder Mary is ill. She has been burning the candle at both ends for a long time. You'll wear out if you keep burning the candle at both ends.
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burn the candle at both ends
to get little sleep or rest because you are busy until late every night and you get up early every morning (usually in continuous tenses) She'd been burning the candle at both ends studying for her exams and made herself ill.
See also: both, burn, candle, end

burn the candle at both ends
to regularly stay awake late and get up early because you are too busy I'm busy trying to get ready for the holidays and burning the candle at both ends.
See also: both, burn, candle, end


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The entertainment industry is known for creating a working environment in which many of its players burn the candle at both ends.
 
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