BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL

засиживаться за работой до глубокой ночи

burn the midnight oil: translation

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.

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If you burn the midnight oil night after night, you'll probably become ill.

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burn the midnight oil: translation

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.

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If you burn the midnight oil night after night, you'll probably become ill.

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burn the midnight oil: translation

be behindhand, be late, be overdue, bone, con, contemplate, dig, do double duty, drill, elucubrate, examine, get up late, go over, grind, hit the ball, hustle, keep everyone waiting, keep late hours, lucubrate, miss the boat, oversleep, overwork, peruse, plunge into, pore over, pour it on, practice, read, regard studiously, restudy, review, scratch, show up late, slave, stay late, stay up late, study, sweat, swot, vet, wade through, work hard, work late, work overtime

burn the midnight oil: translation

► to work late into the night

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