Antonyms for burn midnight oil
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : mid-nahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪdˌnaɪt |
Definition of burn midnight oil
Origin :- Old English mid-niht, or middre niht (with dative). See mid + night. Midnight oil symbolizing "late night work" is attested from 1630s.
- As in learn : verb acquire information
- As in study : verb contemplate, learn
- As in burn the midnight oil : verb work hard
- As in lucubrate : verb study
- As in cram : verb study intensely
Synonyms for burn midnight oil
- apply oneself
- apprentice
- attain
- be taught
- be trained
- bear down
- become able
- become versed
- bone up
- brood over
- brush up on
- burn midnight oil
- bury oneself in
- coach
- cogitate
- commit to memory
- con
- consider
- crack the books
- cram
- determine
- dig
- dive into
- do double duty
- drink in
- elucubrate
- enroll
- examine
- excogitate
- gain
- get
- get down pat
- get the hang of
- get the knack of
- go into
- go over
- grasp
- grind
- heavy booking
- hit the books
- imbibe
- improve mind
- inquire
- learn
- learn the ropes
- lucubrate
- major in
- master
- matriculate
- meditate
- megabook
- memorize
- mind
- minor in
- mug up
- mull over
- overwork
- perpend
- peruse
- pick up
- plug
- plunge
- polish up
- ponder
- pore over
- prepare
- read
- read up
- receive
- refresh
- review
- revise
- soak up
- specialize in
- study
- sweat and slave
- take course
- take in
- think
- think out
- think over
- toil away
- train in
- tutor
- wade through
- weigh
- work day and night
- work late
- work like a dog
- work overtime
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