BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL

Meaning of BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL in English

v. phr. To study late at night. Exam time was near, and more and more pupils were burning the midnight oil.

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BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — phrasal to work or study far into the night
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — phrasal : to work or study far into the night
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — work or study late into the night
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — : to work or study far into the night
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — to work or study far into the night
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — work late into the night. → burn
Concise Oxford English vocab
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — to study or work until late at night
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — see midnight
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — see midnight
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — Synonyms and related words : be behindhand, be late, be overdue, bone, con, contemplate, dig, do double duty, drill, elucubrate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — {v. phr.} To study late at night. * /Exam time was near, and more and more pupils were burning the …
Slang English vocab
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — {v. phr.} To study late at night. * /Exam time was near, and more and more pupils were burning the …
Словарь английских идиом
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — study/work all night or until very, very late at night.
English Idioms vocab
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — work or study very late at night To become a doctor, you have to burn the midnight oil.
English Idioms vocabulary
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — идиом. засиживаться за работой до глубокой ночи
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — идиом.засиживаться за работой до глубокой ночи
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — засиживаться за работой до глубокой ночи, полуночничать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — засиживаться за работой до глубокой ночи, полуночничать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — идиом. засиживаться за работой до глубокой ночи
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — идиом. засиживаться за работой до глубокой ночи
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — работать до полуночи или позже
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — работать до полуночи или позже
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL — идиом. засиживаться за работой до глубокой ночи
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OIL — I Any greasy substance liquid at room temperature and insoluble in water. It may be a fixed (nonvolatile) oil, an …
Английский словарь Британика
OIL — I. ˈȯi]l dial ˈī]l, esp before pause or consonant ]əl\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MIDNIGHT — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English midnight, midniht, from Old English midniht, from midd, midde mid + niht night — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURN — I. ˈbərn, ˈbə̄n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English burn, bourne — more at bourn 1. Britain : stream …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MIDNIGHT — (a.) Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; as, midnight studies; midnight gloom.
Английский словарь Webster
MIDNIGHT — ( a. ) Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; as, midnight studies; midnight gloom.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OIL — — oilless , adj. — oillessness , n. — oillike , adj. /oyl/ , n. 1. any of a large …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MIDNIGHT — — midnightly , adj. , adv. /mid"nuyt'/ , n. 1. the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BURN — burn 1 — burnable , adj. /berrn/ , v. , burned or burnt, burning , n. v.i. 1. to undergo …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BURN — I. ˈbərn noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German brunno spring of water Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MIDNIGHT — noun Date: before 12th century 1. : the middle of the night ; specifically : 12 o'clock at night 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MIDNIGHT — noun the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night. 2. midnight ·adj being in, or characteristic of, the middle …
Webster English vocab
BURN — noun a small stream. 2. burn ·noun a disease in vegetables. ·see brand, ·noun, 6. 3. burn ·vi to be …
Webster English vocab
MIDNIGHT — [mid.night] n (bef. 12c) 1: the middle of the night; specif: 12 o'clock at night 2: deep or extended darkness …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BURN — [burn] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG brunno spring of water] (bef. 12c) Brit: creek 2. [2]burn vb burned …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BURN — damage caused to the body by contact with flames, hot substances, certain chemicals, radiation (sunlight, X rays, or ionizing radiation …
Britannica English vocabulary
MIDNIGHT — midnight BrE AmE ˈmɪd naɪt ▶ ˌ midnight ˈ sun BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OIL — / ɔɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a thick liquid that is found in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIDNIGHT — / ˈmɪdnaɪt; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. 12 o'clock at night : They had to leave at midnight …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURN — / bɜːn; NAmE bɜːrn/ verb , noun ■ verb ( burnt , burnt / bɜːnt; NAmE bɜːrnt/) or ( burned …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OIL — I. oil 1 S2 W1 /ɔɪl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: oile , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MIDNIGHT — mid ‧ night S3 /ˈmɪdnaɪt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ night , ↑ midnight , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BURN — I. burn 1 S2 W3 /bɜːn $ bɜːrn/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle burnt /bɜːnt $ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OIL — n. & v. --n. 1 any of various thick, viscous, usu. inflammable liquids insoluble in water but soluble in organic …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MIDNIGHT — n. 1 the middle of the night; 12 o'clock at night. 2 intense darkness. ømidnight blue a very dark blue. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BURN — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. burnt or burned) 1 tr. & intr. be or cause to be …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OIL — n. & v. n. 1 any of various thick, viscous, usu. inflammable liquids insoluble in water but soluble in organic …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MIDNIGHT — n. 1 the middle of the night; 12 o'clock at night. 2 intense darkness. midnight blue a very dark blue. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BURN — v. & n. v. (past and past part. burnt or burned) 1 tr. & intr. be or cause to be …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OIL — n. & v. --n. 1. any of various thick, viscous, usu. inflammable liquids insoluble in water but soluble in organic …
Oxford English vocab
MIDNIGHT — n.1 the middle of the night; 12 o'clock at night. 2 intense darkness. Phrases and idioms: midnight blue a very …
Oxford English vocab
BURN — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. burnt or burned) 1. tr. & intr. be or cause to …
Oxford English vocab
OIL — ( oils, oiling, oiled) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Oil is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIDNIGHT — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Midnight is twelve o’clock in the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURN — ( burns, burning, burned, burnt) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIDNIGHT — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Midnight is twelve o’clock in the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a computer/phone/oil etc company ▪ an international oil company an energy/oil/fuel crisis ▪ There …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MIDNIGHT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES midnight blue midnight sun morning/evening/midnight etc Mass ▪ Will I see you at morning Mass? …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BURN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a burning desire (= an extremely strong desire ) ▪ She had a burning …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MIDNIGHT — [noun] [U] - 12 o'clock in the middle of the nightThere's a great film on TV at midnight.The midnight film …
Cambridge English vocab
OIL — n. Arabian American Oil Company crude oil castor oil plant cod liver oil essential oil Gulf Oil Corp. Millikan oil …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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