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burn the midnight oil
USUK
to study or work until very late at night
Often in the continuous. Close to 'pull an all-nighter', but you don't stay up all night.
In context
I've been burning the midnight oil all week to finish my thesis.
Students in Vietnam often burn the midnight oil before the national exam.
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