- rack (your) brains
- rack (your) brain/brains
to think very hard, usually in order to remember something or to find a solution to a problem.
I've been racking my brains but I still can't remember who wrote that play.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
rack (your) brains
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rack your brains — rack (your) brains to try very hard to remember or think of something. She racked her brains for a subject they could discuss without an argument … New idioms dictionary
rack your brain — If you rack your brain, you think very hard when trying to remember something or think hard to solve a problem, findf and answer, etc. ( Rack your brains is an alternative.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
rack your brain — If you rack your brain, you think very hard when trying to remember something. ( Rack your brains is an alternative.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
rack your brain/brains — see ↑rack, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑brain rack your brain/brains : to think very hard in order to try to remember something, solve a problem, etc. I ve been racking my brain, but I can t remember his name. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rack (your) brain — rack (your) brain/brains to think very hard, usually in order to remember something or to find a solution to a problem. I ve been racking my brains but I still can t remember who wrote that play … New idioms dictionary
rack your brain(s) — phrase to try very hard to remember something or to solve a problem I’ve racked my brain, but I just can’t remember his name. Thesaurus: to memorize something, or to try to remember somethingsynonym Main entry: brain * * * rack your ˈbrain( … Useful english dictionary
rack brains — rack (your) brains to try very hard to remember or think of something. She racked her brains for a subject they could discuss without an argument … New idioms dictionary
rack — rack1 noun 1》 a framework for holding or storing things. ↘a vertically barred holder for animal fodder. 2》 a cogged or toothed bar or rail engaging with a wheel or pinion, or using pegs to adjust the position of something. 3》 (the rack)… … English new terms dictionary
rack — rack1 [ræk] n [Sense: 1 3,5 7; Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Dutch; Origin: rec frame ] [Sense: 4; Origin: Old English wrAc unhappiness, punishment ] 1.) a frame or shelf that has bars or hooks on which you can put things ▪ a wine rack ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
rack — rack1 [ ræk ] noun count * 1. ) an object used for storing things that consists of a row of small shelves, spaces, or hooks: She flicked through the clothes on the rack, looking for something suitable. a wine rack a vegetable rack a ) a metal… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
