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What is another word for
burning the candle at both ends
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Verb
Present participle for to work very hard, especially excessively so
Present participle for to work hard and for long hours, especially till late at night or the early hours of the morning
Present participle for to apply great and continuous effort towards work, a task, or a goal
Noun
Great, tedious or continuous effort that is put into work, a task, or a goal
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Verb
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Present participle for to work very hard, especially excessively so
overworking
overexerting
overstraining
overdoing
slaving
doing too much
straining yourself
overtaxing oneself
working too hard
overburdening oneself
overloading oneself
wearing yourself out
tiring yourself out
killing oneself
burning the midnight oil
running yourself into the ground
driving oneself too hard
overdoing it
exhausting yourself
biting off more than one can chew
going to extremes
going too far
keeping your nose to the grindstone
overdoing things
overextending oneself
spreading oneself too thin
staying on the treadmill
taking on too much
working like a Trojan
working like a horse
working like a slave
knocking oneself out
pushing oneself too hard
sweating blood
working oneself into the ground
wearing oneself to a shadow
working day and night
sweating
practicing presenteeism
driving oneself into the ground
overexerting yourself
overtiring yourself
working your fingers to the bone
overstraining yourself
having too many balls in the air
having too many irons in the fire
driving oneself
working yourself to death
labouring
UK
straining
overextending
working one's tail off
biting off more than you can chew
overloading
overtasking
overdriving
laboring
US
overburdening
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“Of course like any other young person, I pushed the envelope and tried to
burn the candle at both ends
.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to work hard and for long hours, especially till late at night or the early hours of the morning
working late
toiling
staying up
burning the midnight oil
keeping your nose to the grindstone
working day and night
working overtime
maintaining a vigil
staying up till all hours
making a night of it
staying awake
lucubrating
cramming
studying
elucubrating
sweating and slaving
grinding
toiling away
overworking
working hard
pulling an all-nighter
bearing down
doing double duty
working like a dog
applying oneself
burying oneself in
burning midnight oil
Verb
▲
Present participle for to apply great and continuous effort towards work, a task, or a goal
laboring
US
toiling
labouring
UK
striving
struggling
working
drudging
slaving
slogging
straining
sweating
endeavoring
US
moiling
travailing
plodding
grinding
hustling
ploughing
UK
plowing
US
grubbing
endeavouring
UK
plugging
tugging
humping
pushing
grafting
driving
fighting
trudging
lumbering
staggering
overworking
grappling
exerting oneself
beavering away
pegging away
working hard
trying hard
making an effort
applying oneself
plugging away
slogging away
banging away
going all out
making every effort
digging away
bending over backwards
sweating blood
doing all one can
working like a Trojan
keeping at it
working like a dog
plodding away
slaving away
leaning over backwards
killing oneself
going for it
grinding away
putting yourself out
bearing down
exerting yourself
pulling out all the stops
falling over backwards
grubbing away
doing your best
breaking one's back
pouring it on
sweating away
pegging along
plugging along
working like a slave
giving it your all
working your fingers to the bone
putting one's back into something
dragging oneself
working oneself to the bone
knocking oneself out
sparing no effort
going for broke
busting a gut
knuckling down
persevering
trying
aiming
buckling down
attempting
giving it your best shot
seeking
assaying
undertaking
essaying
persisting
hammering away
doing your damnedest
moving heaven and earth
keeping your nose to the grindstone
bullocking
doing one's best
breaking your neck
venturing
working day and night
making an all-out effort
rupturing yourself
pushing oneself
aspiring
doing your utmost
scrambling
digging deeper
digging deep
making a great effort
keeping your head down
battling
having a crack
setting out
applying
concentrating
applying yourself
getting your head down
schlepping
hammering
going hard
going ham
soldiering on
taking on
having a crack at
pushing yourself
getting down to it
having a stab
having a go
devoting yourself
showing dedication
showing commitment
giving your all
buckling to
committing oneself
jumping through hoops
going for the doctor
taking pains
getting stuck in
taking it on oneself
working one's butt off
using some elbow grease
studying hard
having a shot
skivvying
mucking
footslogging
digging
pegging
trailing
wading
exerting
purposing
leaving no stone unturned
busting a nut
jockeying
putting in effort
busting one's balls
having a shot at
making a run at
putting one's back into it
scrabbling
fighting your way
carrying on
pressing on
ploughing through
trying to
working your guts out
rolling up one's sleeves
making a supreme effort
making effort
grafting away
drudging away
making an attempt
having a whack
shaping up
having a stab at
giving it a burl
giving best shot
working at
aiming to
aspiring to
seeking to
having a go at
doing all you can
giving all one's got
attempting to
giving it a fly
giving it a whirl
breaking sweat
getting your act together
busting chops
driving oneself
pulling up one's socks
striving to
giving it all one has
shooting for
going hammer and tongs
working hard to
having a bash
working one's socks off
suffering
puttering
tending
soldiering
trawling
pounding
enduring
vying
campaigning
withstanding
tolling
busting one's butt
trying one's hardest
having a swing at
having one's nose to grindstone
working one's tail off
devoting
working fingers to bone
keeping nose to grindstone
acquiting oneself
standing up to
giving
committing
trekking
keeping on
competing
contending
overworking oneself
working very hard
proceeding laboriously
dedicating
going all-out for
sticking with it
putting up a fight against
going to war
taking great pains
going all out for
digging in
pitching in
plodding along
grinding out
emptying the tank
going the whole nine yards
going all-out
keeping at
addressing
driving oneself to the limit
trying very hard
offering
tackling
heading-down
keeping going
killing oneself with
wheeling
bending
directing
pushing oneself to the limit
straining every nerve
traipsing
tramping
applying oneself to
pegging away at
chipping away at
taking a crack at
making a pass at
lifting a finger
fronting up
making a bid
driving for
going after
going for
vying for
stumbling
paying attention to
sticking at
taking a whack at
having at it
embarking on
taking a stab at
making an attempt at
putting to the test
trying out
trying for
going for the jugular
going the limit
directing your efforts towards
attending to
applying your mind
putting effort into something
plowing away
putting effort
putting your head down
putting in work
studying
trogging
yomping
bumbling
blundering
floundering
clumping
rolling
moving with difficulty
pulling out all stops
giving old college try
putting one's back in it
hitting the ball
putting one's shoulder to the wheel
applying to
getting down to nuts and bolts
getting down to the nitty-gritty
getting down to business
getting down to brass tacks
getting to work
bellying up to the bar
plugging away at
battling one's way
sputtering
limping
clambering
diving in
toiling away at
endeavoring to
trundling
shinnying
making one's way with difficulty
proceeding with difficulty
working one's way
working through
working away
chipping away
soldiering on with
keeping on with
persisting with
persevering with
toiling away
rolling along
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Noun
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Great, tedious or continuous effort that is put into work, a task, or a goal
drudgery
effort
labor
US
labour
UK
exertion
work
grind
slog
sweat
graft
pains
struggle
toiling
diligence
endeavor
US
endeavour
UK
hard work
elbow grease
burning the midnight oil
toil
travail
trouble
moil
industry
strain
donkey work
yakka
blood, sweat and tears
expenditure
while
stress
drudge
pain
hardship
donkeywork
suffering
striving
energy
blood, sweat, and tears
gruntwork
load
donkey-work
slavery
adversity
sweat of one's brow
bother
drain
encumbrance
hassle
fatigue
burden
battle
ordeal
problem
tribulation
trial
test
torture
difficulty
millstone
agony
uphill battle
weight
muscle
anguish
nightmare
service
uphill struggle
tough grind
difficult task
tall order
tough assignment
application
spadework
undertaking
hard labour
challenge
strife
chore
conflict
persistence
industriousness
toils
perseverance
painstaking
slogging
push
conscientiousness
strength
drag
back-breaking task
labour of Hercules
oomph
backbreaking work
hard labor
manual labor
force
salt mines
grit
intensity
doggedness
enterprise
earnestness
dirty work
grunt work
occupation
employment
hard graft
hard yakka
elbow juice
physical effort
duty
Herculean task
scut work
thankless task
activity
operation
value
attempts
tears
pangs
trials and tribulations
long haul
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