két végén égeti a gyertyát

Hungarian

verb
Definitions
  • (idiom) to burn the candle at both ends to work hard night and day

Etymology

Affix from Hungarian két (two) + Hungarian vég (end, terminal, destination, the end of something, ending, extremity)+ Hungarian éget (burn)+ Hungarian a (the)+ Hungarian gyertya (candle).

Origin

Hungarian

gyertya

Gloss

candle

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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