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burns the midnight oil

burns the midnight oil is the third-person singular simple present indicative of burn the midnight oil.

Meaning of burn the midnight oil

Verb

burn the midnight oil (third-person singular simple present burns the midnight oil, present participle burning the midnight oil, simple past and past participle burned the midnight oil or burnt the midnight oil)

  1. (idiomatic) To work studiously, especially late into the night.
    • Near-synonym: pull an all-nighter

Questions about burns the midnight oil

What is burns the midnight oil the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Burns the midnight oil is the third-person singular simple present indicative of burn the midnight oil.

Words near burns the midnight oil in the dictionary

  1. Burns supper
  2. Burns suppers
  3. burns that bridge when one comes to it
  4. burns the candle at both ends
  5. burns the coal
  6. burns the midnight oil
  7. burns the roof
  8. burns the water
  9. burns through
  10. burns time
  11. burns up

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