burning the midnight oil

To burn the midnight oil implies working overtime or working over normal capacity.

"Looks like we're going to have to pull an all-nighter today. We're going to be burning the midnight oil."

by Rick 'Wild Thing' Vaughn April 25, 2006

burning daylight

Wasting time. Literally, losing valuable daylight hours (of which there never seem to be enough of).

C'mon! Get the lead out! We're burning daylight here!

by 1Spectre4U March 31, 2004

burning tree's

Smoking some weed/herb/Cannabis.

We out here smoking fatties and burning tree's.

by JRooster June 27, 2016

burning a mule

The act of taking a shit. Has nothing to do with the smell or amount and consistancy of the material you are moving. It's just crapping.

Donna asked Kathleen to cover the phones while she was burning a mule.

by frainslug February 10, 2006

burning coal

to have sex with an individual of African Origin

Joe's been going out with a black girl - he's burning coal all night long

by cobalt-60 July 31, 2003

the woods are burning

An exclamation of alarm, horror, or befuddlement. Typically reserved for English classes and bookstores.

"Arthur Miller's dead? The woods are burning!"

or

"That was a picture of a man nipple? THE WOODS ARE BURNING!"

by alexthepagan September 30, 2008

burning daylight

Wasting time during hours when the sun is up. People were often only able to work when they could see outside.

Jimmy should have been out mowing the lawn, but instead he was burning daylight playing video games in the basement.

by DIGGERß March 28, 2004