How to pronounce “burn the candle at both ends”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (idiomatic) To work hard night and day; to sleep late and wake up early; to overwork or overexert oneself.
• (idiomatic, dated) To waste or expend resources twice over; to be doubly profligate.

Practice Nearby Words

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