- burn the candle at both ends
- phrasal to use one's resources or energies to excess
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
burn the candle at both ends
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burn the candle at both ends — {v. phr.} To work or play too hard without enough rest; get too tired. * /He worked hard every day as a lawyer and went to parties and dances every night; he was burning the candle at both ends./ … Dictionary of American idioms
burn the candle at both ends — {v. phr.} To work or play too hard without enough rest; get too tired. * /He worked hard every day as a lawyer and went to parties and dances every night; he was burning the candle at both ends./ … Dictionary of American idioms
burn the candle at both ends — Someone who burns the candle at both ends lives life at a hectic pace, doing things which are likely to affect their health badly … The small dictionary of idiomes
burn the candle at both ends — ► to work very hard as well as doing other things such as going out late at night, so that you get very little rest Main Entry: ↑burn … Financial and business terms
burn the candle at both ends — ► burn the candle at both ends go to bed late and get up early. Main Entry: ↑burn … English terms dictionary
burn the candle at both ends — phrasal : to be unreasonably prodigal with one s material or physical resources * * * burn the candle at both ends see under ↑candle • • • Main Entry: ↑burn burn the candle at both ends To exhaust oneself by attempting to do too much, usu by… … Useful english dictionary
burn the candle at both ends — Someone who burns the candle at both ends lives life at a hectic pace, doing things which are likely to affect their health badly. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you burn the candle at both ends, you exhaust yourself by doing too… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
burn\ the\ candle\ at\ both\ ends — v. phr. To work or play too hard without enough rest; get too tired. He worked hard every day as a lawyer and went to parties and dances every night; he was burning the candle at both ends … Словарь американских идиом
burn the candle at both ends — work or play too hard without enough rest He has been burning the candle at both ends with his work and his studies. That is why he became sick … Idioms and examples
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. She d been burning the candle at both ends studying for her exams and made herself ill. (usually in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary
Burn the candle at both ends — Someone who burns the candle at both ends lives life at a hectic pace, doing things which are likely to affect their health badly … Dictionary of English idioms
