Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is burn the midnight oil and its meaning is “To work exceptionally hard late into the night to complete a pressing task; lucubrate, toil, drudge, slog, overexert”.
Example Sentence: At the outset of the hearing, the counsel (lawyer) appearing for the CBSE sought time until June 15, saying “CBSE is already overworked”. However, the Bench refused to budge and proceeded to issue notice on the plea and fixed the matter for hearing on June 12. Expressing concern that any delay in declaring the result could adversely affect the student’s higher education prospects, the Bench observed, “This is about the career of a child, he will miss all his admissions. Whatever it is, burn the midnight oil.”
This phrase is present in The Hindu Article Supreme Court seeks CBSE’s response on plea over withheld result of student based in Saudi Arabia.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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