idiom
Burn the midnight oil
Burn the MID-nyt oil
/bɜːrn ðə ˈmɪdnaɪt ɔɪl/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Burnthemidnightoil
Dictionary meaning
To work late into the night.
Examples
- She burned the midnight oil to finish the report.