Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is burn the midnight oil and its meaning is “to study or work (with concentration or dedication) late into the night”.
Example Sentence: Grandmaster S.L. Narayanan has been virtually burning the midnight oil for the last two months. The lockdown had opened up new avenues for him in the form of online chess competitions when the original tournaments he was supposed to take part in got cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This phrase is present in The Hindu Sports Page article Narayanan strikes it rich in lockdown time and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu.
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