rack (your) brains

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.


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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

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