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Home > English > Vocabulary > Idioms and Phrases

What does the phrase ‘to burn the candle at both ends’ mean?

A. To work excessively hard
B. To be lazy
C. To relax too much
D. To be balanced

Answer: To work excessively hard


Additional Information: 'Burn the candle at both ends' means to exhaust oneself by doing too much.


Subjects: Idioms and Phrases, Vocabulary

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