"burn the candle at both ends" meaning in Anglais

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Verb

Forms: to burn the candle at both ends [infinitive], burns the candle at both ends [present, third-person, singular], burnt the candle at both ends ou burned the candle at both ends [preterite], burnt the candle at both ends ou burned the candle at both ends [participle, past], burning the candle at both ends [participle, present]
  1. Brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts.
    Sense id: fr-burn_the_candle_at_both_ends-en-verb-1I0ARPLS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: burn one’s candle at both ends, burn, candle, end
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