BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL

Meaning of BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL in English

work or study very late at night

To become a doctor, you have to burn the midnight oil.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

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 — v. phr. To study late at night. Exam time was near, and more and more pupils were burning the midnight …
American Idioms English 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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