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Burn the midnight oil
verb
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Definitions
1.
verb
To work studiously, especially late into the night.
"He was burning the midnight oil to finish his paper."
Synonyms
elucubrate
pull an all-nighter
work one's fingers to the bone
work like a dog
work like a horse
slug away
slave away
work like a nailer
grind
work back
bang away
tool
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