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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
burn the midnight oil — {v. phr.} To study late at night. * /Exam time was near, and more and more pupils were burning the midnight oil./ … Dictionary of American idioms
burn the midnight oil — If you stay up very late working or studying, you burn the midnight oil … The small dictionary of idiomes
burn the midnight oil — ► to work late into the night Main Entry: ↑burn … Financial and business terms
burn the midnight oil — ► burn the midnight oil work late into the night. Main Entry: ↑burn … English terms dictionary
burn the midnight oil — phrasal : to work or study far into the night * * * burn the midnight oil To study late into the night • • • Main Entry: ↑burn burn the midnight oil see under ↑burn1 • • • Main Entry: ↑midnight * * * burn the midnight oil … Useful english dictionary
burn the midnight oil — If you stay up very late working or studying, you burn the midnight oil. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who burns the midnight oil stays up very late at night in order to finish a piece of work. Tony is working hard for… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
burn the midnight oil — work or study very late at night To become a doctor, you have to burn the midnight oil … English idioms
burn the midnight oil — Late night truckers burn the midnight oil … English expressions
Burn the midnight oil — If you stay up very late working or studying, you burn the midnight oil … Dictionary of English idioms
burn the midnight oil — verb To work studiously, especially late into the night. He was burning the midnight oil all night to finish his paper. Syn: elucubrate, pull an all nighter … Wiktionary
