scratch head

scratch head
scratch (your) head to have difficulty understanding something.

A lot of people must be scratching their heads and trying to figure out what happened.


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  • scratch your head — phrase to not understand something, or to not know how to deal with it The decision has left many party members scratching their heads. Thesaurus: to not understand, or to misunderstandsynonym Main entry: scratch * * * scratch your head informal …   Useful english dictionary

  • Scratch — Scratch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scratched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scratching}.] [OE. cracchen (perhaps influenced by OE. scratten to scratch); cf. OHG. chrazz[=o]n, G. kratzen, OD. kratsen, kretsen, D. krassen, Sw. kratsa to scrape, kratta to rake, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scratch — Scratch, n. 1. A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision. [1913 Webster] The coarse file . . . makes deep scratches in the work. Moxon. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scratch cradle — Scratch Scratch, n. 1. A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision. [1913 Webster] The coarse file . . . makes deep scratches in the work. Moxon.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scratch grass — Scratch Scratch, n. 1. A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision. [1913 Webster] The coarse file . . . makes deep scratches in the work. Moxon.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scratch wig — Scratch Scratch, n. 1. A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision. [1913 Webster] The coarse file . . . makes deep scratches in the work. Moxon.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • scratch your head — scratch (your) head to have difficulty understanding something. A lot of people must be scratching their heads and trying to figure out what happened …   New idioms dictionary

  • scratch your head (over something) — scratch your ˈhead (over sth) idiom to think hard in order to find an answer to sth • Experts have been scratching their heads over the increase in teenage crime. Main entry: ↑scratchidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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