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to burn the midnight oil

to burn the mid·night oil
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too burn stressed th ee mid-nahyt oil]
    • /tu bɜrn stressed ði ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ɔɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too burn stressed th ee mid-nahyt oil]
    • /tu bɜrn stressed ði ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ɔɪl/

Definitions of to burn the midnight oil words

  • phrase to burn the midnight oil If someone is burning the midnight oil, they are staying up very late in order to study or do some other work. 0
  • noun to burn the midnight oil to stay up very late in order to study or do some other work 0
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Parts of speech for To burn the midnight oil

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to burn the midnight oil popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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