burn the midnight oil

/bɜːrn ðə ˈmɪdnaɪt ɔɪl/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. quemarse las pestañas, trabajar hasta tarde

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

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French

question brûlante

Close, figuratively — "burning the midnight oil" relates to a "burning question."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa burn the midnight oil?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She burned the ___ oil to finish the report.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a burn the midnight oil?

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