burn the candle at both ends

뜻

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

아침 일찍부터 밤늦게까지 바빠 쉬지 못하다.

예문

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.

문법

형태가 바뀌는 것은 burn뿐이다: burned 또는 burnt. 진행형으로 자주 쓴다: be burning the candle at both ends. both ends는 복수로 쓴다.

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