Correct option is C
Option (c)
To work late into the night is the correct meaning of the given idiom.
Idiom: Burn the midnight oil
Meaning: To stay up late at night working hard or studying, especially for long hours
Hindi meaning: रात देर तक मेहनत से काम करना या पढ़ाई करना
Use in a sentence: The student had to burn the midnight oil to prepare for the final exam.
Meanings of the other options:
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(a) To waste time – To spend time doing nothing useful.
Hindi: समय बर्बाद करना – गलत अर्थ।
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(b) To extinguish a flame – Literal meaning, unrelated to the idiom.
Hindi: आग बुझाना – शाब्दिक अर्थ, अनुपयुक्त।
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(d) To literally burn oil at midnight – Literal misinterpretation of the phrase.
Hindi: आधी रात को तेल जलाना – मुहावरे का गलत अर्थ।
✅ Other related idioms:
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Hit the books – To study seriously or with intense focus.
Hindi: पढ़ाई में जुट जाना
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Pull an all-nighter – To stay awake all night to work or study.
Hindi: पूरी रात जाग कर पढ़ाई या काम करना
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Keep one’s nose to the grindstone – To work hard consistently.
Hindi: लगातार मेहनत करना