idiom
burn the candle at both ends
BERN the KAN-dul at BOTH ENDZ
bɜːrn ðə ˈkændəl æt boʊθ ɛndzListen
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Syllable breakdown
burnthecandleatbothends
Dictionary meaning
to exhaust oneself by working too hard and sleeping too little; to overextend oneself by trying to do too much, leading to physical and mental depletion
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