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1 rack one's brains
• vaivata päätään• vaivata päätänsä* * *(to think desperately hard.) miettiä ankarasti -
2 beat one's brains
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3 cudgel one's brains
• vaivata päätään• puhki -
4 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!) kysellä tietoja -
5 rack
• ritilä• räkki• ristikko• runko• häkki• tuulen ajamat pilvet• hylly• asennuskehikko• vaatenaulakko• vaivata• raastaa• tavarateline• teline• kehikko• kehikko (laite)• kehys• kiduttaa• kiusata• hammastanko• naulakko• kuivausteline• piina• piinata• piinapenkki* * *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.) telineII ræk III ræk -
6 brain
• aivot• aivo• välkky• pää• murskata• äly• kyky* * *brein1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; ( also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) aivot2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) äly3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) älykkö•- brainy
- brainchild
- brain drain
- brainwash
- brainwashing
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7 pick
• näppäillä• nälviä• nokkia• noukkia• noppia• nyhtää• nyppiä• iskeä• eliitti• valio• valikoida• valita• puhdistaa• tiirikoida• keräillä• kerätä• kivivasara• kaivaa• kaivella• hakku• perata• paras osa• syödä nirsoillen• taittaatextile industry• kudelanka• kyniä• poimia• koota* * *I 1. pik verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) valikoida2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) poimia3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) nostaa4) (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.) tiirikoida auki2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.)2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.)•- 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.) hakku
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
