Burn the candle at both ends in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “burn the candle at both ends” in Hindi is बहुत देर तक बहुत ज़्यादा परिश्रम करके थकअना, pronounced bahut der tak bahut jayada parishram karake thakana — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
To work hard night and day; to sleep late and wake up early; to overwork or overexert oneself.
Calque of French brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts. First attested in the 18th century, originally in the sense “to be doubly profligate”.
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