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to burn the candle at both ends
[burn] {one's} [candle] at both ends
to burn the candle at both ends
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de kaars aan twee kanten branden, zich uitputten
to drain oneself by working very late into the night and getting up early in the morning
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If you keep burning your candles at both ends, you're going to burn out and get sick.
Tijdens de lanceringsweek brandde het hele team de kaars aan twee kanten.
