burn the candle at both ends
- burn the candle at both ends
1) "жечь свечу с обоих концов", прожигать жизнь, безрассудно растрачивать силы, здоровье brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts]
...he had, in fact, burned the candle at both ends; but he had never been unready to do his fellows a good turn. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Villa Rubein’, ch. III) — ...да, он прожигал жизнь, но всегда был готов оказать своим товарищам дружескую услугу.
The chemist brought the draught. ‘Not sleeping, sir?’ ‘No.’ The man's eyes seemed to say: ‘Yes. Burning the candle at both ends - I know!’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘The First and the Last’) — Аптекарь принес лекарства. - Не спите, сэр? - Нет. Его глаза, казалось, говорили: "Ясно. Загуляли. Я это понимаю"
2) не щадить себя )
When she asked me about my work, I told her about my interests, the meetings I was attending, the writing I was doing, short-stories as well as journalism. She thought I was "burning the candle at both ends", as she said: throwing too much energy into the business of earning a living while there was so much to learn, so many experiences to glean apart from it. (K. S. Prichard. ‘Child of the Hurricane’, ch. XXVI) — Когда Мэри спросила меня о работе, я рассказала о своих увлечениях: посещаю собрания, много пишу, не только газетные статьи, еще и рассказы. На это Мэри заметила, что я, по ее мнению, "жгу свечу с обоих концов". Слишком много сил трачу на добывание хлеба насущного, а ведь мне еще столько надо узнать, столько увидеть и услышать.
Pursing her lips she said to herself, ‘He's losing weight. I've got to watch his food. His face is getting drawn, look at his cheek-bones! He's burning the candle at both ends...’ (D. Carter, ‘Fatherless Sons’, ch. 24) — Поджав губы, Анна сказала себе: "Он худеет. Надо будет проследить, чтобы он ел как следует. Лицо осунулось, одни скулы торчат. Да, он не щадит себя..."
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burn the candle at both ends — {v. phr.} To work or play too hard without enough rest; get too tired. * /He worked hard every day as a lawyer and went to parties and dances every night; he was burning the candle at both ends./ … Dictionary of American idioms
burn the candle at both ends — {v. phr.} To work or play too hard without enough rest; get too tired. * /He worked hard every day as a lawyer and went to parties and dances every night; he was burning the candle at both ends./ … Dictionary of American idioms
burn the candle at both ends — Someone who burns the candle at both ends lives life at a hectic pace, doing things which are likely to affect their health badly … The small dictionary of idiomes
burn the candle at both ends — ► to work very hard as well as doing other things such as going out late at night, so that you get very little rest Main Entry: ↑burn … Financial and business terms
burn the candle at both ends — ► burn the candle at both ends go to bed late and get up early. Main Entry: ↑burn … English terms dictionary
burn the candle at both ends — phrasal : to be unreasonably prodigal with one s material or physical resources * * * burn the candle at both ends see under ↑candle • • • Main Entry: ↑burn burn the candle at both ends To exhaust oneself by attempting to do too much, usu by… … Useful english dictionary
burn the candle at both ends — Someone who burns the candle at both ends lives life at a hectic pace, doing things which are likely to affect their health badly. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you burn the candle at both ends, you exhaust yourself by doing too… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
burn\ the\ candle\ at\ both\ ends — v. phr. To work or play too hard without enough rest; get too tired. He worked hard every day as a lawyer and went to parties and dances every night; he was burning the candle at both ends … Словарь американских идиом
burn the candle at both ends — 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 … Idioms and examples
burn the candle at both ends — to get little sleep or rest because you are busy until late every night and you get up early every morning. She d been burning the candle at both ends studying for her exams and made herself ill. (usually in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary
Burn the candle at both ends — Someone who burns the candle at both ends lives life at a hectic pace, doing things which are likely to affect their health badly … Dictionary of English idioms
