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  • 1 rack one's brains

    (to think desperately hard.) σπάζω το κεφάλι μου

    English-Greek dictionary > rack one's brains

  • 2 pick someone's brains

    (to ask (a person) questions in order to get ideas, information etc from him which one can use oneself: You might be able to help me with this problem - can I come and pick your brains for a minute!) καταφεύγω στα φώτα κάποιου

    English-Greek dictionary > pick someone's brains

  • 3 rack

    I [ræk] noun
    (a frame or shelf in or on which objects (eg letters, plates, luggage etc) are put until they are wanted or needed: Put these tools back in the rack; Put your bag in the luggage-rack.) σχάρα, ράφι
    II [ræk] III [ræk]

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  • 4 Cudgel

    subs.
    Ar. and P. ῥάβδος, ἡ; see Stick.
    ——————
    v. trans.
    Ar. ῥαβδίζειν; see Beat.
    Cudgel one's brains: use ponder.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Cudgel

  • 5 Rack

    v. trans.
    Torture: Ar. and P. στρεβλοῦν; see Torture.
    Examine by rack: Ar. and P. βασανίζειν.
    Rack one's brains: use ponder.
    ——————
    subs.
    Ar. and P. τροχός, ὁ.
    Examination by rack: Ar. and P. βάσανος, ἡ.
    Being stretched on the rack: P. κατατεινόμενος ὑπὸ τῆς βασάνου (Dem. 1172).
    Be on the rack, met.: Ar. and P. παρατείνεσθαι; see be distressed, under distress, v.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Rack

  • 6 brain

    [brein]
    1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; ( also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) εγκέφαλος
    2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) μυαλό
    3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) διάνοια
    •
    - brainy
    - brainchild
    - brain drain
    - brainwash
    - brainwashing
    - brainwave

    English-Greek dictionary > brain

  • 7 pick

    I 1. [pik] verb
    1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) διαλέγω
    2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) μαζεύω
    3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) σηκώνω(από κάτω)
    4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) παραβιάζω(κλειδαριά)
    2. noun
    1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) ό,τι επιθυμείς
    2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) (το)καλύτερο
    •
    - pick-up
    - pick and choose
    - pick at
    - pick someone's brains
    - pick holes in
    - pick off
    - pick on
    - pick out
    - pick someone's pocket
    - pick a quarrel/fight with someone
    - pick a quarrel/fight with
    - pick up
    - pick up speed
    - pick one's way     II [pik] noun
    ((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) αξίνα

    English-Greek dictionary > pick

  • 8 Dash

    v. trans.
    Fling: P. and V. βάλλειν, ῥίπτειν, ἀφιέναι, Ar. and V. ἱέναι, V. ἰάπτειν.
    Dashed upon the rocks: V. σποδούμενος πρὸς πέτρας.
    Be dashed to the ground: V. φορεῖσθαι πρὸς οὖδας.
    Strike: P. and V. κρούειν, Ar. and V. παίειν (rare P.), θείνειν, ἀράσσειν.
    met., dash (one's hopes, etc.): P. and V. σφάλλειν.
    Dash ( one thing) against ( another): V. προσβάλλειν (τινί τι). ἐγκατασκήπτειν (τινί τι).
    Dash in pieces: P. and V. συντρίβειν (Eur., Cycl.), Ar. and V. θραύειν (also Plat. but rare P.), V. συνθραύειν, συναράσσειν, ἐρείκειν.
    Dash off, extemporise: P. αὐτοσχεδιάζειν (acc.).
    Dash out. — He dashed his brains out: V. ἐγκέφαλον ἐξέρρανε (Eur., Cycl. 402).
    V. intrans. P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἵεσθαι (rare P.), φέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. ᾄσσειν (rare P.), V. ἀΐσσειν, ὀρούειν, θοάζειν; see Rush, Swoop.
    Dash against: P. and V. πταίειν πρός (dat.), P. προσπίπτειν (dat.), συμπίπτειν πρός (dat. or πρός, acc.), see Collide.
    Dash into: P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P. εἰς, acc., V. dat. alone), Ar. and V. ἐμπίπτειν (dat.), V. εἰσορμᾶαθαι (acc.), ἐπεισπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and P. εἰσπηδᾶν (εἰς, acc.), Ar. ἐπεισπαίειν (εἰς, acc.); see burst in.
    Dashing into the sea all armed as they were: P. ἐπεισβαίνοντες σὺν τοῖς ὅπλοις εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν (Thuc. 2, 90).
    Dash out: P. and V. ἐξορμᾶσθαι, ἐκπίπτειν.
    Dash over, inundate: P. and V. κατακλύζειν, P. ἐπικλύζειν.
    Dash upon: P. and V. προσβάλλειν (dat.), προσπίπτειν (dat.); see Attack.
    ——————
    subs.
    P. and V. ὁρμή, ἡ, Ar. and P. ῥύμη, ἡ, ῥιπή, ἡ.
    Run: P. and V. δρόμος, ὁ, V. δράμημα, τό.
    Eagerness: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Dash

См. также в других словарях:

  • one's brains out — (informal) To kill (someone or) oneself by shooting (him or her or) oneself in the head ● blow …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • beat\ one's\ brains — • beat one s brains out • beat one s brains v. phr. slang To try very hard to understand or think out something difficult; tire yourself out by thinking. It was too hard for him and he beat his brains out trying to get the answer. Some students… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • beat one's brains — phrasal see beat one s brains out * * * beat one s brains or beat one s brains out To puzzle about something • • • Main Entry: ↑beat …   Useful english dictionary

  • cudgel one's brains — See: BEAT ONE S BRAINS OUT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • cudgel one's brains — See: BEAT ONE S BRAINS OUT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • cudgel\ one's\ brains — See: beat one s brains out …   Словарь американских идиом

  • cudgel one's brains — idi cudgel one s brains, to try hard to comprehend or remember …   From formal English to slang

  • rack one's brains — ► rack (or wrack) one s brains make a great mental effort. Main Entry: ↑rack …   English terms dictionary

  • wrack one's brains — ► rack (or wrack) one s brains make a great mental effort. Main Entry: ↑rack …   English terms dictionary

  • cudgel one's brains — To think hard • • • Main Entry: ↑cudgel …   Useful english dictionary

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