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Meaning of rack one's brain | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

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To struggle to think of or remember something.

figuratively

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Català escalfar-se el cap

Čeština lámat si hlavu

Deutsch sich den Kopf zerbrechen

Esperanto cerbumi

Español devanarse los sesos romperse la cabeza

Suomi miettiä päänsä puhki miettiä päänsä puhki

Français se casser la tête se creuser la cervelle se creuser la tête se creuser les méninges

Magyar töri a fejét

Íslenska brjóta heilann

Italiano arrovellarsi lambiccarsi il cervello scervellarsi spremersi le meningi

日本語知恵を絞る脳漿を絞る

Nederlands zich suf piekeren

Polski łamać sobie głowę zachodzić w głowę

Português quebrar a cabeça

Русский лома́ть го́лову

Türkçe kafa patlatmak

Examples

“I have ⟳ been racking my brain all day trying to think ⟳ of a birthday present ⟳ for her.”

“Let’s face ⟳ it – math isn’t for everyone. If you’re done racking your brains over a question ⟳ based on quadratic equations, differential calculus, or even lengthy word problems, and can’t for the life of you figure ⟳ out what’s what, then perhaps it’s time you let ⟳ ChatGPT take ⟳ up the role of a home tutor.”

CEFR level

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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