O, Madam, no candles yet, I beseech you ; don't let us burn daylight.
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Burn daylight
Synonyms for "burn daylight" (11 found)
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It beginning to grow a little duskish, Candlemas lustily bawled out for lights, which was opposed by all the Days, who protested against burning daylight.
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The place was but scantily lighted, for the community at present could ill afford to burn daylight.
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High on the list of iniquities was “burning daylight,” resorting to artificial light unnecessarily during the day.
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