en burn candle at both ends

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: Open Mind Common Sense contributors, English Wiktionary, and French Wiktionary
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Related terms

  • en at once ➜
  • en burn ➜
  • en candle ➜
  • en day ➜
  • en direction ➜
  • en end ➜
  • en hard ➜
  • en night ➜
  • en two ➜
  • en waste ➜
  • en work ➜
  • fr brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts ➜
  • hu két végén égeti a gyertyát (v) ➜

Synonyms

  • es quemar la vela por los dos cabos ➜
  • fi polttaa kynttilää moemmista päistä ➜
  • fr brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts ➜
  • hu két végén égeti a gyertyát ➜
  • it bruciare la candela ad entrambe le estremità ➜
  • ru гореть на работе ➜
  • ru работать на износ ➜
  • zh 夙兴夜寐 ➜
  • zh 夙興夜寐 ➜

Word forms

  • en burn one’s candle at both ends ➜
  • en burned candle at both ends (v) ➜
  • en burning candle at both ends (v) ➜
  • en burns candle at both ends (v) ➜
  • en burnt candle at both ends (v) ➜

Things that require burn candle at both ends

  • en run out of steam ➜

Root words

  • en burn one’s candle at both ends (v) ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org burn the candle at both ends
  • fr.wiktionary.org burn the candle at both ends
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