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We found 2 dictionaries that define the word burn one's candle at both ends:

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  1. burn one's candle at both ends: Wiktionary
  2. burn one's candle at both ends, burn ones candle at both ends: Dictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (Burn one's candle at both ends)

verb:  Alternative form of burn the candle at both ends [(idiomatic) To work hard night and day; to sleep late and wake up early; to overwork or overexert oneself.]


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