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Burn
(redirected from burn the midnight oil)

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Burn
1. In printing, the time at which an image is put on a plate.

2. In film, a ghost of an image that remains after the image has disappeared.


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RED Bull Racing's technical guru Adrian Newey is expecting to burn the midnight oil over the next few weeks as he faces the prospect of redesigning a race-winning car.
GREGGS the bakers are to burn the midnight oil with the group's first ever late night shop in Birmingham at Paradise Forum.
MANCHESTER United got ready to burn the midnight oil last night to ensure their pursuit of Dimitar Berbatov eventually ended in success.
 
 
 
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