burn the candle at both ends

意味

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

朝早くから夜遅くまで活動して休息が足りない.

例文

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.

文法

形が変わるのは burn だけ：burned または burnt。進行形でよく使う：be burning the candle at both ends。both ends は複数形のまま。

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