Burning the candle at both ends reduces the candle to wax in a hurry - just like a playboy having a pretty girl on each arm.
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Reduces
/ɹɪˈdjuː.sɪz/
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Food packaging reduces spoilage.
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It is thought that the lower speed reduces heat generation.
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Language learning: A process by which a person reduces his ignorance of a language over time.
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