két végén égeti a gyertyát
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Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
két (“two”) + vég (“end”) + -e (possessive suffix) + -n (“on”) + éget (“to burn”) + -i (personal suffix) + a (“the”) + gyertya (“candle”) + -t (accusative suffix), literally “to burn the candle on both ends”
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- (idiomatic) to burn the candle at both ends (to work hard night and day)
Conjugation[edit]
- For the verb, see the definite conjugation of éget.
- The rest of the idiom remains unchanged.