Idiomatic Phrase Selection Exercises
Select the right idiom: Burn the midnight oil, Burn the night oil, I Burn the late night oil, Burn the oil.
Answer: Burn the midnight oil
Explanation
If someone is burning the midnight oil, they are staying up very late in order to study or do some other work.
Here all the other idioms are incorrect.
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