International Expat Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 burn the midnight oil: study/work all night or until very late at night. My students in my Advanced AP class use this idiom a lot as they keep telling me they have too much homework. "I have not finished the Huckleberry Finn project. I guess I'll have to burn the the midnight oil." "I was burning the midnight oil to finish my essay for English." (third-person singular simple present burns the midnight oil, present participle burning the midnight oil, simple past and past participle burned the midnight oil or burnt the midnight oil) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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