What is the meaning of the idiomatic expression: 'To burn the candle at both ends'?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. To exhaust oneself by working early and late
- Step 1: The idiom 'to burn the candle at both ends' means to overwork oneself by going to bed late and getting up early, leading to exhaustion.
Answer
To exhaust oneself by working early and late.
Why not the others: Wasting money is described by 'burning a hole in one's pocket'; literal fire setting is unrelated to the idiom; and celebrating is not implied.
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