"brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /bʁy.le la ʃɑ̃.dɛl paʁ le dø bu/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts
  1. to burn the candle at both ends (to do things in excess, to engage in too much work or too much pleasure (including spending money), or both)
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