Trabajar o estudiar hasta muy entrada la noche.
To work or study late into the night.
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Se quemó las pestañas antes de los exámenes. — She burned the midnight oil before exams.
A menudo trasnocho para terminar mis proyectos. — I often burn the midnight oil to finish my projects.
Tuvimos que quemarnos las pestañas para terminar el informe. — We had to burn the midnight oil to finish the report.
¿Piensas trasnochar esta noche? — Are you planning to burn the midnight oil tonight?
No te quemes las pestañas todas las noches. — Don't burn the midnight oil every night.
Le preguntó si trasnocharía para preparar el examen. — She asked if he would burn the midnight oil for the exam.
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