به اصطلاحات توجه کنید

مثال

(man)   Tom is a full time student and is holding down a full time job
(woman)   he's really burning the candle at both ends
(narrator)   what does the woman say about Tom?

A) he is lighting a candle
B) he is holding the candle at the top and the bottom
C) he is doing too much
D) he is working as a firefighter

پاسخ صحیح : C

در این دیالوگ ؛ burning the candle at both ends یک اصطلاح است که در معنای "خیلی کار کردن" بکار می رود.

منبع
Longman complete course for the TOEFL test by Deborah Philips