burn the midnight oil
To work studiously, especially late into the night.
Near-synonym: pull an all-nighter
VERB + MIDNIGHT
chime, strike
The clock in the tower chimed midnight as we waited nervously for the New Year to begin.
MIDNIGHT + VERB
chime, strike
When the clock chimed midnight, everyone at the New Year's party cheered loudly.
MIDNIGHT + NOUN
feast | blue
PREP
around ~, at ~, by ~
PHRASES
on the stroke of midnight
The clock struck and on the stroke of midnight, the New Year fireworks exploded across the sky.