Burn the midnight oil

Synonyms for "burn the midnight oil" (44 found)

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Closest matches (9)

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Strong matches (13)

elucubrateexamineget up latego overgrindhit the ballhustlekeep everyone waitingkeep late hourslucubratemiss the boatoversleepoverwork

Related words (22)

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work latework overtime

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Near-synonym: pull an all-nighter

Source: wiktionary

He was burning the midnight oil to finish his paper.

Source: wiktionary

She was burning the midnight oil to finish her part of the project.

Source: wiktionary

You worked at whatever task you were engaged in — churning out steel nuts for the car companies or churning out essays in college — until you were done, even if you had to burn the midnight oil. No excuses, no whining, no cheating.

Source: wiktionary