Burning the midnight oil

Question

In English, burning the midnight oil means to work late into the night.

I was thinking that I could say something like "trabajando de día a noche" to translate the idea, but I don't think that it gets the same message accross.

Any help would be appreciated

Answer 1

Other options to consider:

trabajar hasta la madrugada
quemarse las pestañas (Mex)
hincar codos / echar codos (I think this is cramming, rather than working)
pasar la noche en vela
desvelarse trabajando

Answer 2

Thanks James. This is one that I am probably going to have to think about for a while and see how much of the meaning I want to lose in translation.

Answer 3

There is no exact equivalent, but you can say "trabajar hasta muy tarde." I know. It lacks something.

Trasnochar is a fancy word that means to pass the night, so you could say "trasnochar trabajando."