| Idiom | Burn the Midnight Oil |
|---|---|
| Example | I have a big test tomorrow morning, so I plan to burn the midnight oil tonight. |
| Meaning | to stay up very late at night studying or working |
| Origin | This saying goes back to the days when lamps were lighted by oil and people went to bed earlier than they do today. When you burned the midnight oil in those days, you were up late working or reading by the light of an oil lamp. |
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