Bob racked his brain trying to remember where he left the book.
Susan racked her brain trying to guess whom the valentine came from.
John racked his brain during the test trying to solve the problem.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
rack one's brain — {v. phr.} To try your best to think; make a great mental effort; especially: to try to remember something you have known. * /Bob racked his brain trying to remember where he left the book./ * /Susan racked her brain trying to guess whom the… … Dictionary of American idioms
rack one's brain — {v. phr.} To try your best to think; make a great mental effort; especially: to try to remember something you have known. * /Bob racked his brain trying to remember where he left the book./ * /Susan racked her brain trying to guess whom the… … Dictionary of American idioms
rack one's brain — verb To struggle to think of or remember something. I have been racking my brain all day trying to think of a birthday present for her … Wiktionary
rack one's brains — THINK HARD, concentrate, cudgel one s brains; informal scratch one s head. → rack * * * rack one s brains To use one s memory or reasoning powers to the utmost • • • Main Entry: ↑rack * * * rack (or wrack) one s brains (or brain) make a great… … Useful english dictionary
rack one's brains — I ve racked my brain, but I still can t think of his name Syn: think hard, concentrate, try to remember; informal scratch one s head … Thesaurus of popular words
brain — n. 1) to use one s brain 2) to beat, rack one s brain over (she racked her brain over the problem) 3) to pick smb. s brain 4) (colloq.) on the brain (he has nothing but rock music on the brain) * * * [breɪn] rack one s brain over (she racked her… … Combinatory dictionary
brain — See: BEAT ONE S BRAINS OUT, BLOW ONE S BRAINS OUT, ON THE BRAIN, RACK ONE S BRAIN, GET ONE S BRAINS FRIED … Dictionary of American idioms
brain — See: BEAT ONE S BRAINS OUT, BLOW ONE S BRAINS OUT, ON THE BRAIN, RACK ONE S BRAIN, GET ONE S BRAINS FRIED … Dictionary of American idioms
brain — See: beat one s brains out, blow one s brains out, on the brain, rack one s brain, get one s brains fried … Словарь американских идиом
rack, wrack — Wrack is an archaic variant of wreck and now almost never appears except in the expression wrack and ruin. Rack means to put under strain. The expressions are nerve racking and to rack one’s brain … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
