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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- burn the candle at both ends
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一根蜡烛两头烧；早晨很早、夜里很迟都在工作；劳累过度，耗费精力；过分地浪费精力
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一根蜡烛两头烧；早晨很早、夜里很迟都在工作；劳累过度，耗费精力；过分地浪费精力
Collins English-English Dictionary
- burn the candle at both ends
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[physics]
to exhaust oneself, esp by being up late and getting up early to work
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[physics]
to exhaust oneself, esp by being up late and getting up early to work
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