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burn the candle at both ends
verb
To work hard night and day.
To waste something in two directions at once.
Word Frequency 1800~2019
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commodore
tightwad
untie
upstream
pranker
spiffy
deprive
womb
vitalize
pluck
dense
cod
geek
captivity
unawake
snowbound
appetizer
viper
clean
sinner
burn one's candle at both ends
burn the midnight oil
pull an all-nighter
work one's fingers to the bone
give one's all
fire on all cylinders
burn one's fingers
bang away
catch the sun
go to bed with the sun
burn one's boats
do a slow burn
burn out
burn one's bridges
go up in flames