EN · B2 · idiomburn the midnight oil
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Dialogues in context
EN · B2The Morning Shift
- A
Why are you nodding off over breakfast?
Czemu zasypiasz przy śniadaniu?
- B
I've been staying up all night to finish the film.
Ostatnio zarywam noce, żeby skończyć film.
- A
And you start work at six today?
A dziś zaczynasz pracę o szóstej?
- B
Yes. I'll go to bed earlier tonight.
Tak. Wieczorem pójdę wcześniej spać.
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Translations
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RussianExamples of use
Zarywaliśmy noce, żeby skończyć raport.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.We burned the midnight oil to finish the report.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Wir arbeiteten bis spät in die Nacht, um den Bericht fertigzustellen.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nos quemamos las pestañas para terminar el informe.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Мы работали до глубокой ночи, чтобы закончить отчёт.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Grammar
idiom
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- burn the midnight oil
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Example
We burned the midnight oil to finish the report.
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Nie zamiatajmy tej sprawy pod dywan; niewyjaśniony problem wróci przy następnym rozliczeniu.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie chciałem działać na własną rękę, dlatego przed kontaktem z klientem sprawdziłem, kto prowadzi tę sprawę.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie trzymajmy się kurczowo planu, jeśli warunek, na którym go oparliśmy, przestał być spełniony.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie dzielmy skóry na niedźwiedziu; sala jest dostępna, ale właściciel jeszcze nie potwierdził rezerwacji.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Ta kolejna zmiana terminu była kroplą, która przelała czarę; poprosiliśmy o stały harmonogram.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie stawiajmy wszystkiego na jedną kartę; przygotujmy drugie miejsce spotkania na wypadek niedostępności sali.
C1No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.