burn the candle at both ends

المعنى

to get too little rest by being busy from early morning until late at night

قلة الراحة لانشغال يمتد من الصباح الباكر إلى آخر الليل.

أمثلة

1. 1Between the night shifts and her evening course, Aisha is burning the candle at both ends.
2. 2You can't burn the candle at both ends forever — you'll make yourself ill.
3. 3Tom went out with friends every night and still started work at seven — he was burning the candle at both ends.
4. 4Stop burning the candle at both ends and get some proper sleep before the exam.
5. 5Leo has been burning the candle at both ends since the baby arrived, and he looks exhausted.

القواعد

يتغير burn وحده: burned أو burnt. يشيع الاستمرار: be burning the candle at both ends. تبقى both ends جمعا.

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