BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS

Meaning of BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS in English

see candle

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — phrasal to use one's resources or energies to excess
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — phrasal : to be unreasonably prodigal with one's material or physical resources
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — hold the rope at both ends; waste energy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — : to use one's resources or energies to excess
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — to use one's resources or energies to excess
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — go to bed late and get up early. → burn
Concise Oxford English vocab
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — to become very tired by trying to do too many things and going to bed late and getting up early
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — see candle
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — {v. phr.} To work or play too hard without enough rest; get too tired. * /He worked hard every day …
Slang English vocab
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — {v. phr.} To work or play too hard without enough rest; get too tired. * /He worked hard every day …
Словарь английских идиом
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — work or play too hard without enough rest He has been burning the candle at both ends with his work …
English Idioms vocab
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — v. phr. To work or play too hard without enough rest; get too tired. He worked hard every day as …
American Idioms English vocabulary
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — безрассудно тратить силы, безрассудно тратить энергию
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — безрассудно тратить силы, безрассудно тратить энергию
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — заработаться, переутомиться, "перегнуться", "закрутиться как белка в колесе", "пахать, как кабан": - You study hard, work out hard, visit your …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — жечь свечу с двух концов; крайне расточительно относиться к чему-л.; истощать, тратить всеми возможными способами
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — "жечь свечу с двух концов"; крайне расточительно относиться к чему-л.; истощать, тратить всеми возможными способами
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS — заработаться, переутомиться, "перегнуться", "закрутиться как белка в колесе", "пахать, как кабан": - You study hard, work out hard, visit your …
English Russian slang dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOTH — ambi. BOTH - AND -: é ... é
English interlingue dictionary
CANDLE — I. ˈkand ə l, -ˈaa- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English candel, from Old English, from …
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
BOTH — I. ˈbōth adjective Etymology: Middle English bothe, bathe, from Old Norse bāthir, adjective & pron.; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENDS — plural of end present third singular of end
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANDLE — — candler , n. /kan"dl/ , n. , v. , candled, candling . n. 1. a long, usually slender piece …
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
BOTH — /bohth/ , adj. 1. one and the other; two together: He met both sisters. Both performances were canceled. pron. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDLE — I. ˈkan-d ə l noun Etymology: Middle English candel, from Old English, from Latin candela, from candēre Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
BOTH — I. ˈbōth pronoun, plural in construction Etymology: Middle English bothe, probably from Old Norse bāthir; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BURN — noun a small stream. 2. burn ·noun a disease in vegetables. ·see brand, ·noun, 6. 3. burn ·vi to be …
Webster English vocab
BOTH — conj as well; not only; equally. 2. both (·adj or ·pron) the one and the other; the two; the pair, …
Webster English vocab
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
Webster English vocab
CANDLE — [can.dle] n [ME candel, fr. OE, fr. L candela, fr. candere] (bef. 12c) 1: a usu. molded or dipped mass …
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
BOTH — [both] pron, pl in constr [ME bothe, fr. ON bathir; akin to OHG beide both] (12c): the one as well …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANDLE — light source now mostly used for decorative and ceremonial purposes, consisting of wax, tallow, or similar slow-burning material, commonly in …
Britannica English vocabulary
BURN — damage caused to the body by contact with flames, hot substances, certain chemicals, radiation (sunlight, X rays, or ionizing radiation …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANDLE — candle BrE AmE ˈkænd ə l ▷ candle|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BURN — / bɜːn; NAmE bɜːrn/ verb , noun ■ verb ( burnt , burnt / bɜːnt; NAmE bɜːrnt/) or ( burned …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTH — / bəʊθ; NAmE boʊθ/ determiner , pronoun 1. used with plural nouns to mean 'the two' or 'the one as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANDLE — can ‧ dle S3 /ˈkændl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 600-700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: candela , from …
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
BOTH — I. both 1 S1 W1 /bəʊθ $ boʊθ/ BrE AmE determiner , predeterminer , pronoun 1 . used to talk …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANDLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
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
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANDLE — n. & v. n. 1 a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
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
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANDLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
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
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Oxford English vocab
CANDLE — ( candles) 1. A candle is a stick of hard wax with a piece of string called a wick through …
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
BOTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use both when you are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ when you are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CANDLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a candle flame ▪ He lit the fire with the candle flame. candle/cigarette/test-tube etc holder …
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
BOTH — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES both sexes (= both men and women ) ▪ People of both sexes buy her …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOTH — [predeterminer], determiner, [pronoun] - (referring to) two people or things togetherBoth my parents are journalists.Her interest in the newspaper business …
Cambridge English vocab

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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