burn the candle at both ends

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Verb

burn the candle at both ends

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

Translations

• French: brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts
• Italian: bruciare la candela ad entrambe le estremità
• Russian: рабо́тать на изно́с
• Spanish: quemar la vela por los dos cabos

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