burn the candle at both ends

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to become very tired by trying to do too many things and going to bed late and getting up early

   Freddie, you're burning the candle at both ends.

In the movies · 1

• Freddie, you're burning the candle at both ends.Bohemian Rhapsody2018

From the same entry

• burn your bridges
• burn your fingers
• burn a hole in your pocket
• burn the midnight oil
• burn rubber
• burn to a cinder
• ears are burning
• feel your ears burning
• have money to burn
• burn away
• burn down
• burn off