burn the midnight oil — to work or study very late into the night
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to work or study very late into the night
Pronunciation (IPA): /bɜːrn ðə ˈmɪdnaɪt ɔɪl/
Example Sentences
- I'll have to burn the midnight oil if I want to binge-watch this entire series before the finale airs tomorrow.
- The accountants are burning the midnight oil to finish the tax reports before the deadline.
- My coffee machine has been my best friend since I started burning the midnight oil for my bar exam prep.
burn the midnight oil
NOUN[/bɜːrn ðə ˈmɪdnaɪt ɔɪl/]
to work or study very late into the night
💡 Concept
She had to burn the midnight oil to finish her thesis before sunrise.
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/bɜːrn ðə ˈmɪdnaɪt ɔɪl/
🇬🇧 UK/bɜːn ðə ˈmɪdnaɪt ɔɪl/
🌳Etymology
🎵Rhyme
toilsoilcoil
toil
soil
coil
🔗Collocations
burn the midnight oil studying
burn the midnight oil working
have to burn the midnight oil
burn the midnight oil preparing
burn the midnight oil again
avoid burning the midnight oil
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“I'll have to burn the midnight oil if I want to binge-watch this entire series before the finale airs tomorrow.”
“The accountants are burning the midnight oil to finish the tax reports before the deadline.”
😄 Fun example
“My coffee machine has been my best friend since I started burning the midnight oil for my bar exam prep.”
😄 Fun example
“She's burning the midnight oil to master Korean grammar, but keeps falling asleep on her textbook.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
work latestay up latepull an all-nighterwork through the nightgrind away
Antonyms
sleep earlyresttake a break
Related
overtimenight shiftcrammingdeadlineworkaholic
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