ここでは「英語で1日1フレーズ」を紹介します。
今日のフレーズは「Burn the midnight oil.」です。
「Burn the midnight oil.」は、直訳すると「深夜の油を燃やす」となりますが、実際には「夜遅くまで勉強や仕事をする」という意味になります。このフレーズの由来は、昔の人々が夜遅くまで作業を続けるために、油を使ったランプを灯していたことから来ています。
例えば、試験前の学生が「I have to burn the midnight oil to prepare for my exams.（試験の準備のために夜遅くまで勉強しなければならない）」と言うことができます。また、プロジェクトの締め切りが迫っているときには「We need to burn the midnight oil to finish this project on time.（このプロジェクトを期限内に終わらせるために夜遅くまで働かなければならない）」と言うこともできます。
まとめると、「Burn the midnight oil.」は、文字通り「深夜の油を燃やす」という意味ではなく、夜遅くまで働いたり勉強したりすることを指すイディオムとして使われています。このフレーズを使うことで、遅くまで頑張っている状況を効果的に表現することができます。
この「Burn the midnight oil」を使って、夜遅くまで働いたり勉強したりする状況を伝える際に活用してみてください。
Burn the midnight oil.
夜遅くまで働く。夜更かしして勉強や仕事をする。
この「英語で1日1フレーズ」では、気軽に英語学習を継続できるように、毎回1つの知っていると役立つ英語フレーズを紹介しています。
Actions speak louder than words.
Better late than never.
Break the ice.
Don't cry over spilled milk.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
It's raining cats and dogs.
Once in a blue moon.
Practice makes perfect.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
The early bird catches the worm.
Time is money.
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A blessing in disguise.
A dime a dozen.
A feather in one's cap.
A penny for your thoughts.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
A watched pot never boils.
Add insult to injury.
All ears.
All is fair in love and war.
All thumbs.
As cool as a cucumber.
As high as a kite.
Back to square one.
Back to the drawing board.
Backseat driver.
Barking up the wrong tree.
Beat a dead horse.
Beat around the bush.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Better safe than sorry.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Bite off more than one can chew.
Bite the bullet.
Blood is thicker than water.
Break a leg.
Burn the midnight oil.
Call it a day.
Caught between a rock and a hard place.
Clean as a whistle.
Close, but no cigar.
Cost an arm and a leg.
Cut corners.
Cut to the chase.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Easy come, easy go.
Every dog has its day.
Fish out of water.
Fit as a fiddle.
Fortune favors the bold.
From rags to riches.
Get a taste of one's own medicine.
Get one's act together.
Get out of hand.
Give it a shot.
Give someone the benefit of the doubt.
Give someone the cold shoulder.
Go the extra mile.
Hit the hay.
Hit the nail on the head.
Hit the road.
Hit the sack.
Hold your horses.
Honesty is the best policy.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Ignorance is bliss.
In the blink of an eye.
In the heat of the moment.
In the twinkling of an eye.
It takes two to tango.
Jump on the bandwagon.
Jump the gun.
Jumping through hoops.
Jumping to conclusions.
Keep it under your hat.
Keep one's fingers crossed.
Keep your chin up.
Keep your eyes peeled.
Mind over matter.
On the ball.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Put a sock in it.
Success is a journey, not a destination.
The ball is in your court.
Under the weather.
Where there's a will, there's a way.