burn the midnight oil
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burn the midnight oil
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Originally referring to the act of burning lamp oil in oil lamps for light at night. The collocation midnight oil in its literal sense is attested from mid 17th c.
verbe burns the midnight oil · burning the midnight oil · burned the midnight oil · burnt the midnight oil
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To work studiously, especially late into the night.
Near-synonym: pull an all-nighter
Proches: elucubrate, pull an all-nighter
Traductions
- work through the night: travailler tard le soir, bûcher, faire nuit blanche
Toutes les langues
verb work through the night
| Español | hacer días y noches, quemarse las pestañas |
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| 日本語 | 徹夜する tetsuya suru |
| 中文 | 開夜車 /开夜车 kāi yèchē, 焚膏繼晷 /焚膏继晷 féngāojìguǐ, 挑燈夜戰 /挑灯夜战 tiǎodēngyèzhàn |
| Português | passar a noite em claro, virar a noite, fazer uma direta |
| Français | travailler tard le soir, bûcher, faire nuit blanche |
| Deutsch | bis spät in die Nacht arbeiten, die Nacht zum Tage machen |
| Italiano | fare le ore piccole, passare la notte in bianco |
| Русский | полуно́чничать polunóčničatʹ, засиж́иваться zasiž́ivatʹsja |
| العربية | أشعل فانوس الليل |
| עברית | לילה לבן |
Parler de ce mot "burn the midnight oil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/burn%20the%20midnight%20oil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. burn the midnight oil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/burn%20the%20midnight%20oil "burn the midnight oil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/burn%20the%20midnight%20oil.Citer
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