Question

Burn the candle at both ends If you burn the candle at both ends, you are staying up late and getting up early. “She was exhausted. She’d been burning the candle at both ends for months, working late, and getting up early to revise for her exams.”

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What do you mean? Example

Metaphor	Burn the candle at both ends
Question Meaning	What do you mean?
Meaning	If you burn the candle at both ends, you are staying up late and getting up early.
Question Example	Example
Example	“She was exhausted. She’d been burning the candle at both ends for months, working late, and getting up early to revise for her exams.”

Candle Ends Burn Staying Late Early Exhausted She’d