burn the candle at both ends
 

* 1.hold the rope at both ends waste energy. work or play too hard without enough rest He has been burning the candle at both ends with his work and his studies. That is why he became sick

English Related Words* a babe in the woods

* a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

* a blot on the landscape

* a bolt from the blue

* a brand from the burning

* a buck of the first head

* a bun in the oven

* a cast of the eye

* a chip of the old block

* a chip off the old block

* a dog in the manger

* a drain on the resources

* a drop in the bucket

* a face like the back of a bus

* a feast for the eyes