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Meaning of scratch one's head | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To puzzle, ponder, or wonder about something.

idiomatic

Examples

“Faced with a box full of hundreds of small parts and forty pages worth of assembly instructions, he could do little more than stand there and scratch his head.”
“But Sunderland will be left scratching their heads at the result after creating enough chances to have won two games in a refreshingly open and frantic first period.”

CEFR level

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

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