Definitions from Wiktionary (burn the candle at both ends)
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To work hard night and day; to sleep late and wake up early; to overwork or overexert oneself.
▸ verb: (idiomatic, dated) To waste or expend resources twice over; to be doubly profligate.
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▸ verb: (idiomatic) To work hard night and day; to sleep late and wake up early; to overwork or overexert oneself.
▸ verb: (idiomatic, dated) To waste or expend resources twice over; to be doubly profligate.
Similar:
burn one's candle at both ends,
burn out,
overwork,
overexert,
overburn,
overtoil,
go all out,
overdo,
overlabour,
go to great lengths,
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