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1 Translation result for burn the midnight oil in Spanish

verb

burn the midnight oil verb

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(figurado) quemarse las pestañas, hincar codos

Example sentences of
burn the midnight oil verb

  • Terry passed all of his exams, having burned the midnight oil night after night studying.
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  • La expresión to burn the midnight oil viene del tiempo antes de la electricidad, cuando las lámparas eran alimentadas por aceite. Burn the midnight oil literalmente significa mantener encendida tu lámpara después de la medianoche, para trabajar hasta tarde.

Reverse translation for burn the midnight oil

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