burn the candle at both ends

verb

(idiomatic) To work hard night and day. / To waste something in two directions at once.

She is burning the candle at both ends to meet the project deadline.

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(idiomatic) To work hard night and day.

Von Gerhard's face was unsmiling. “So,” he said, slowly. “You burn the candle at both ends. All day you write, is it not so? And at night you come home to write still more? Ach, Kindchen!—Na, we shall change all that. […]

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意味（2）

To waste something in two directions at once.

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