en rack one's brains

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: CC-CEDICT 2017-10, JMDict 1.07, German Wiktionary, and English Wiktionary
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Synonyms

  • ja 心を砕く (v) ➜
  • ja 思いあぐねる (v) ➜
  • ja 思い倦ねる (v) ➜
  • ja 脳味噌を絞る (v) ➜
  • ja 苦慮 (n) ➜
  • ja 頭を悩ます (v) ➜
  • de sich den kopf zerbrechen ➜
  • zh 冥思苦想 ➜
  • zh 劳心 ➜
  • zh 劳心苦思 ➜
  • zh 勞心 ➜
  • zh 勞心苦思 ➜
  • zh 挖空心思 ➜
  • zh 搜索枯肠 ➜
  • zh 搜索枯腸 ➜
  • zh 殚精极虑 ➜
  • zh 殚精竭虑 ➜
  • zh 殫精極慮 ➜
  • zh 殫精竭慮 ➜
  • zh 絞盡腦汁 ➜
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Related terms

  • es devanarse los sesos (v) ➜
  • it lambiccarsi il cervello (v) ➜
  • it strologare (v) ➜
  • ja のうしょうをしぼる (v) ➜
  • ja 絞り出す (v) ➜
  • ja 脳漿を絞る (v) ➜
  • zh 揣摩 (v) ➜

Root words

  • en rack one's brain ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org rack one's brains
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