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burn the midnight oil

burn the midnight oil {v. phr.}

To study late at night.

Exam time was near, and more and more pupils were burning the midnight oil.

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[midnight oil] See: [BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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