en
burn candle at both ends
An
English
term in
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en
at once
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en
burn
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en
candle
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en
day
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en
direction
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en
end
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en
hard
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en
night
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en
two
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en
waste
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en
work
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fr
brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts
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hu
két végén égeti a gyertyát
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v
)
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Synonyms
es
quemar la vela por los dos cabos
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fi
polttaa kynttilää moemmista päistä
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fr
brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts
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hu
két végén égeti a gyertyát
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it
bruciare la candela ad entrambe le estremità
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ru
гореть на работе
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ru
работать на износ
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zh
夙兴夜寐
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zh
夙興夜寐
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Word forms
en
burn one’s candle at both ends
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en
burned candle at both ends
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v
)
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en
burning candle at both ends
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v
)
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en
burns candle at both ends
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v
)
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en
burnt candle at both ends
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v
)
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Things that require burn candle at both ends
en
run out of steam
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Root words
en
burn one’s candle at both ends
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v
)
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burn the candle at both ends
fr.wiktionary.org
burn the candle at both ends