单词 | burn the candle at both ends |
释义 | Idioms and Phrases with burn the candle at both endsburn the candle at both ends Exhaust one's energies or resources by leading a hectic life. For example, Joseph's been burning the candle at both ends for weeks, working two jobs during the week and a third on weekends. This metaphor originated in France and was translated into English in Randle Cotgrave's Dictionary (1611), where it referred to dissipating one's wealth. It soon acquired its present broader meaning. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. burn the candle at both endsSEE SYNONYMS FOR burn the candle at both ends ON THESAURUS.COM To do more than one ought to; to overextend oneself: “His doctor said that his illness was brought on by stress and recommended that he stop burning the candle at both ends.” Words nearby burn the candle at both endsburn someone up, Burns, Robert, Burnsville, burnt, burnt almond, burn the candle at both ends, burn the midnight oil, burn to a cinder, burnt offering, burnt shale, burnt sienna The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。