Thesaurus / burn midnight oil
other words for burn midnight oil
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- determine
- enroll
- gain
- get
- grasp
- master
- pick up
- read
- receive
- review
- study
- apprentice
- attain
- con
- cram
- grind
- imbibe
- lucubrate
- matriculate
- memorize
- peruse
- prepare
- be taught
- be trained
- become able
- become versed
- brush up on
- commit to memory
- crack the books
- drink in
- get down pat
- get the hang of
- get the knack of
- improve mind
- major in
- minor in
- pore over
- soak up
- specialize in
- take course
- take in
- train in
- wade through
opposites of burn midnight oil
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Truth is a torch, but one of enormous size; so that we slink past it in rather a blinking fashion for fear it should burn us.
PEARLS OF THOUGHTMATURIN M. BALLOU
On the thirteenth of the same month they bound to the stake, in order to burn alive, a man who had two religious in his house.
In pursuing his alchemical researches, he discovered Prussian blue, and the animal oil which bears his name.
THE EVERY DAY BOOK OF HISTORY AND CHRONOLOGYJOEL MUNSELL
He couldn't sell them; he couldn't burn them; he was even compelled to insure them, to his intense disgust.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
They used to declare that every unbaptised baby would go to Hell and burn for ever in fire and brimstone.
GOD AND MY NEIGHBOURROBERT BLATCHFORD
And it shall devour the mountains, and burn the wilderness, and consume all that is green as with fire.
Movement to know that she was attired in appropriate costume—short frock, biped continuations and a mannish oil-skin hat.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEY
A very small amount may be present after ingestion of large quantities of cod-liver oil or other fats.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODD
I thought we were in for an encore performance, but gradually the uproar died away, and by midnight all was quiet.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTON
About midnight the combination of sultry heat and banked clouds produced the usual results.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
WORDS RELATED TO BURN MIDNIGHT OIL
- apprentice
- attain
- be taught
- be trained
- become able
- become versed
- brush up on
- burn midnight oil
- commit to memory
- con
- crack the books
- cram
- determine
- drink in
- enroll
- gain
- get
- get down pat
- get the hang of
- get the knack of
- grasp
- grind
- imbibe
- improve mind
- lucubrate
- major in
- master
- matriculate
- memorize
- minor in
- peruse
- pick up
- pore over
- prepare
- read
- receive
- review
- soak up
- specialize in
- study
- take course
- take in
- train in
- wade through
- apprentice
- attain
- be taught
- be trained
- become able
- become versed
- brush up on
- burn midnight oil
- commit to memory
- con
- crack the books
- cram
- determine
- drink in
- enroll
- gain
- get
- get down pat
- get the hang of
- get the knack of
- grasp
- grind
- imbibe
- improve mind
- lucubrate
- major in
- master
- matriculate
- memorize
- minor in
- peruse
- pick up
- pore over
- prepare
- read
- receive
- review
- soak up
- specialize in
- study
- take course
- take in
- train in
- wade through
- apply oneself
- bone up
- brood over
- burn midnight oil
- bury oneself in
- coach
- cogitate
- consider
- crack the books
- cram
- dig
- dive into
- examine
- excogitate
- go into
- go over
- grind
- hit the books
- inquire
- learn
- learn the ropes
- meditate
- mind
- mull over
- perpend
- peruse
- plug
- plunge
- polish up
- ponder
- pore over
- read
- read up
- refresh
- think
- think out
- think over
- tutor
- weigh
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.