burning the candle at both ends
An English idiom meaning to work long hours without rest. Working late into the night and beginning again early in the morning.
Joe: You're eyes are black sockets, you need some sleep man!
Snowflake: I've been burning the candle at both ends trying to finish this 509 paper.
Snowflake: I've been burning the candle at both ends trying to finish this 509 paper.
Burning the candle at both ends
Being stricken with a virus or whatever that gives you the shits and makes you puke as well.
I'm so sick! I blew mud and then 10 minutes later I puked my guts out! I'm burning the candle at both ends!
Burning the candle both ends
To give oral sex and receive anal sex at the same time - a spit roast. The candle in question is a penis, or man made substitute such as a strap-on dildo.
Jon loves burning the candle both ends, it keeps him up all night.