burn the midnight oil

to work diligently, especially late into the night

I had to burn the midnight oil to get that done.

burn the midnight oil by The Return of Light Joker March 26, 2009

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burn the midnight oil

To stay up all night working. Apparently some drop the "the", though this must be rare.

Man Bob, you must have really burned the midnight oil on this one!

burn the midnight oil by ManyTreez May 29, 2005

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