| 单词 | to light the candle at both ends |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto light (also burn) the candle at both ends P7. to light (also burn) the candle at both ends: to consume or waste in two directions at once.Cf. Cotgrave ‘Brusler la chandelle par lex deux bouts’. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > squander or be prodigal [verb (intransitive)] waste1390 lasha1560 squander1593 to play the prodigal1602 outlash1611 wanton1646 to light (also burn) the candle at both ends1736 extravagate1871 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > be used up or consumed [verb (intransitive)] > consume in two ways at once to light (also burn) the candle at both ends1736 1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) (at cited word) The Candle burns at both Ends. Said when Husband and Wife are both Spendthrifts. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xlii. 281 Apt to light their candle at both ends; that is to say, they are apt to consume too much, and work too little. 1848 C. Kingsley Saint's Trag. iii. i. 140 To double all your griefs, and burn life's candle, As village gossips say, at either end. < as lemmas |
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