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　　Burn the candle at both ends

　　过分消耗体力；白天夜晚都在工作

　　to overexert oneself to the point of the point of exhaustion

　　过度消耗体力，以至于筋疲力尽。

　　Listen son, don’t you think that trying to hold down two jobs, not to mention trying to continue such an active social-life is simply burning the candle at both ends?

　　听着，儿子，撇开社交活动不提，你不觉得同时兼两份工作很消耗体力吗