burn the midnight oil

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 100%

   挑燈夜戰；熬夜

   to study or work until late at night

   Julian and I, we burn the midnight oil night after night.

電影裡這樣說 · 1 部

• Julian and I, we burn the midnight oil night after night.National Theatre Live: Prima Facie2022

在完整場景裡學

• 初步舉證2022
  • 裝傻讓證人說漏嘴：play it cool（把激動按住）
  • 律師誘證人入套：blood in the water（破綻已露）
  • 回家報贏挨追問：What's new?（有什麼新鮮的）

同一詞條的短語

• burn your bridges
• burn the candle at both ends
• burn your fingers
• burn a hole in your pocket
• burn rubber
• burn to a cinder
• ears are burning
• feel your ears burning
• have money to burn
• burn away
• burn down
• burn off