Keeping Eobard locked up threatened to erase Cisco (Carlos Valdes) from their timeline, so Barry once again had to make a painful choice, letting go of his archenemy in order to save his friend. That also played out in Barryâs relationship with Patty (Shantel VanSanten), after she chose to leave Central City. She finally figured out Barryâs secret identity as The Flash, but his reluctance to trust her with the truth proved to be the final nail in the coffin of their relationship.
Verb [edit]. to burn the midnight oil â(third-person singular simple present burns the midnight oil, present participle burning the midnight oil, simple past and past participle burned the midnight oil or burnt the midnight oil).( 1 idiomatic) To work studiously, especially late into the night.erb [edit]. to burn the midnight oil â(third-person singular simple present burns the midnight oil, present participle burning the midnight oil, simple past and past participle burned the midnight oil or burnt the midnight oil).
Whale Oil Lamp from the 18th or 19th Century. Photo Credit Bullenwachter. I get some of my best work done at night and sometimes work until the wee hours of the morning. I âburn the midnight oilâ, as it were. What do my bleary, screen bloodshot eyes have anything to do with burning oil? Before the invention of electricity, people worked at night by candlelight or oil lamp. Although this might have made it difficult to get a lot of work done, it was peoplesâ only way to see once the sun went down.