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work late
verb as in burn the midnight oil
Example Sentences
When I work late, I sometimes sleep in an empty patient bed in the ward or in a cramped waiting room with a bed and basin,” Dr Nandi told me.
The 29-year-old blamed his descent into crime on his family's financial problems, which forced his mother to work late.
"Of course it's really hard, especially because we're all women and when we finish work late at night it's so dark!"
“I just listened to people that wanted to help me. I put in the work, late nights, early mornings, showing up. I caught some breaks, for sure. I tell those kids, because I know there’s a lot out there that are in similar spots than me, y’all can do it.”
Secret filming by Panorama at one of these suppliers - MM Leicester Clothing Ltd - revealed staff being told they might have to work late into the night with just hours' notice to get Boohoo's orders completed.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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