round the clock
日以继夜
(rì yǐ jì yè )A: I worked round the clock and finally finished that report.
我日以继夜工作,终于完成了那份报告。
(wǒ rì yǐ jì yè ɡōnɡzuò,zhōnɡyú wánchénɡ le nàfèn bàoɡào.)
Tag: Chinese Idiom
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