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July 29, 2010, 10:48 PM
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To burn the midnight oil
This idiom may have been covered and/or talked about, but couldn't find any discussion. In the Tomísimo dictionary we have options from "despestañarse" "quemarse las pestañas/las cejas" or "desvelarse".
I have seen similar options around the net, and other forums. Is there any expression in Spanish that clearly conveys the idea of "studying hard/harder until the wee hours of the morning"? If I want to burn the midnight oil to study photography, (or whatever study) I do so in addition to my normal schedule, or besides my usual study time and/or my work. Do you have any ideas about this?  I thought of "estudiar todos los días hasta las tantas" or "desvelarme estudiando cada noche". Your ideas are warmly welcome... (Aunque no esperaré despierto a la luz de un quinqué decimonónico...  ) 
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July 29, 2010, 11:36 PM
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Muchas gracias, Chileno.
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Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie. "An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."
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