Question:
Select the correct meaning of the idiom: ‘To burn the candle at both ends’
मुहावरे का सही अर्थ चुनिए: ‘To burn the candle at both ends’
Options:
- a) To be very efficient
- b) To overwork and exhaust oneself
- c) To waste resources
- d) To work in the dark
- a) बहुत कुशलता से काम करना
- b) बहुत मेहनत करके थक जाना
- c) संसाधन बर्बाद करना
- d) अँधेरों में काम करना
correct answer : b)
Explanation:
‘To burn the candle at both ends’ means to exhaust yourself by working excessively — typically working very late at night and rising very early in the morning. It implies an unsustainable pace of life.
इस मुहावरे का अर्थ है दोनों तरफ से (दिन-रात) काम करके अपने आप को थका देना। अस्थिर जीवन की गति।