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midnight

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burn the midnight oil
Fig. to stay up working, especially studying, late at night. (Alludes to working by the light of an oil lamp late in the night.) I have a big exam tomorrow so I'll be burning the midnight oil tonight. If you burn the midnight oil night after night, you'll probably become ill.
See also: burn, oil

burn the midnight oil
to work very late into the night I've got to get this report finished by tomorrow so I guess I'll be burning the midnight oil tonight.
See also: burn, oil

burning the midnight oil
working very long hours, often into the night What doctors do know is that burning the midnight oil is bad for your health.
Etymology: from the use of oil to provide light before the invention of electricity
See also: burning, oil


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