burn the midnight oil

[stay up late] {v. phr.} To not go to bed until very late. * /Peter has to stay up late these days as he is preparing for his comprehensive exams./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

burn

[burn] See: [EARS BURN], [KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING], [MONEY TO BURN]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

burn up

[burn up] {v.} 1. To burn completely; destroy or be destroyed by fire. * /Mr. Scott was burning up old letters./ * /The house burned up before the firemen got […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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parade rest

[parade rest] {n.} A position in which soldiers stand still, with feet apart and hands behind their backs. * /The marines […]

pay one's respect to

[pay one's respect to] {v. phr.} To discharge one's social obligations by visiting someone or by calling them on the phone. […]

put on

[put on] {v. phr.} 1. To dress in. * /The boy took off his clothes and put on his pajamas./ * /Mother put a coat on the […]

лиха беда начало

[лиха беда начало] {proverb} [li`kha be`da na`chalo] ~the first step is the hardest {literally} Beginning is […]