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burn the midnight oil
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v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To work or study late into the night.
If you want to pass the exam, you'll have to burn the midnight oil.
idiomIdiomTo work or study late into the night.
He had to burn the midnight oil to finish the project on time.
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- Okay, the next expression: "Burn the midnight oil". "Burn the midnight oil" is very, very
Okay, the next expression: "Burn the midnight oil". "Burn the midnight oil" is very, very
- burn the midnight oil, it has nothing to do with oil. Okay? Maybe historically, yes, but
burn the midnight oil, it has nothing to do with oil. Okay? Maybe historically, yes, but
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- For example, "It's easy to fall into the trap of procrastination when you're overwhelmed by work." Then there's "burn the midnight oil." This is a phrase for working late into the night.
For example, "It's easy to fall into the trap of procrastination when you're overwhelmed by work." Then there's "burn the midnight oil." This is a phrase for working late into the night.
- For instance, "I often burn the midnight oil to finish projects on time." Now, "bite off more than you can chew." This means taking on too much.
For instance, "I often burn the midnight oil to finish projects on time." Now, "bite off more than you can chew." This means taking on too much.
10 Darling IDIOMS ☺️??️for daily natural speech ?| British English ?? | British Culture ??
- Don't give away my secrets easily! Sometimes I do, depends on the mood. Number nine, to burn the midnight oil. To burn the midnight oil. I love this one, I think I love anything to do with midnight because it reminds me of Cinderella, you know when the clock strikes midnight and her carriage turns back into a pumpkin? Anything to do with midnight is kind of an exciting time, it's quite mysterious, and I love the word midnight. So to burn the midnight oil is to work into the night, not going to sleep early, maybe you have a project at work that you have to finish and you burn the midnight oil by staying up late to finish the project. It doesn't have to be working, it could be reading. The other week I burnt the midnight oil, I stayed up till four in the morning reading.
Don't give away my secrets easily! Sometimes I do, depends on the mood. Number nine, to burn the midnight oil. To burn the midnight oil. I love this one, I think I love anything to do with midnight because it reminds me of Cinderella, you know when the clock strikes midnight and her carriage turns back into a pumpkin? Anything to do with midnight is kind of an exciting time, it's quite mysterious, and I love the word midnight. So to burn the midnight oil is to work into the night, not going to sleep early, maybe you have a project at work that you have to finish and you burn the midnight oil by staying up late to finish the project. It doesn't have to be working, it could be reading. The other week I burnt the midnight oil, I stayed up till four in the morning reading.
10 Darling IDIOMS ☺️??️for daily natural speech ?| British English ?? | British Culture ??
- Number nine, to burn the midnight oil.
Number nine, to burn the midnight oil.
- To burn the midnight oil.
To burn the midnight oil.
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- And it doesn't matter if you burn the midnight oil when you're preparing, because trust me, it's going to pay off when you land your dream job.
And it doesn't matter if you burn the midnight oil when you're preparing, because trust me, it's going to pay off when you land your dream job.