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Burning oil

Dude I’ve been burning oil for the last week and it’s not even hot outside!

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."

burning the midnight oil 

To do hard drugs(cocaine, heroin meth, etc)

burning the midnight oil 

Boil some water, I'll be burning the midnight oil and I take my coffee black.

Burning the green midnight oil 

To stay up smoking the marijuana rather than sleeping. Usually followed by an attack of the munchies, resulting in a loss of snack food.
"I'm sorry i fell asleep in your class, Professor, but I was up all night burning the green midnight oil."
An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020