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burn the midnight oil; continue working by lamplight; fight by torchlight (in ancient times); raise a lantern and fight through the night

tiǎo dēng yè zhàn

挑 灯 夜 战

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v.burn the midnight oil; continue working by lamplight; fight by torchlight (in ancient times); raise a lantern and fight through the night
- wǒ bì xū tiǎo dēng yè zhàn lái wán chéng cǐ bào gào
  我必须挑灯夜战来完成此报告。
  I have to burn the midnight oil to complete the report.

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