BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS

Meaning of BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS in English

phrasal

: to be unreasonably prodigal with one's material or physical resources

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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 — 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 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

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