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61 rack one's brains
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62 rack one's brains
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63 puzzle\ one's\ brains
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64 rack\ one's\ brains
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65 rack one's brains
to think desperately hard.يُفَكِّر بِجُهْدٍ شَديد -
66 rack one's brains
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67 rack one's brains
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68 cudgel one's brains
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69 rack one's brains
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70 rack one's brains
(v.phr.) ломать головуConversation vocabulary and slang. English-Russian dictionary > rack one's brains
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71 beat one's brains about smth.
(beat one's brains about (или with) smth. (тж. beat one's brains out; busy, cudgel, drag, puzzle, rack, амер. ransack one's brains about или with smth.))ломать себе голову над чем-л. [cudgel one's brains about smth. шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]First Clown: "Cudgel thy brains no more about it." (W. Shakespeare, ‘Hamlet’, act V, sc. 1) — Первый могильщик: "Не надсаживай себе этим мозгов." (перевод Б. Пастернака)
Two weeks had passed since Martin had seen him, and he vainly cudgelled his brains for some cause of offence. (J. London, ‘Martin Eden’, ch. XXXIII) — Уже две недели Бриссенден не появлялся в комнате Мартина, и тот тщетно ломал себе голову над тем, куда он мог деваться.
She had a bad memory for names, and it irritated her not to be able to think of them, so that she would pause in the middle of some story to rack her brains. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 94) — У нее была плохая память на имена, и это ее раздражало: она часто останавливалась посреди разговора и мучилась, вспоминая какое-нибудь имя.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > beat one's brains about smth.
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72 beat one's brains out
beat one's brains (out) sl ломать голову; мозги свернуь набекреньI beat my brains out to solve the problem.
Some students are lazy, but others beat their brains out and succeed.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > beat one's brains out
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73 to beat one's brains about
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74 beat one’s brains out (to do something)
Beat one’s brains out (to do something)ломать голову над чем-тоThat’s the last time I’ll beat my brains out trying to cook a nice dinner for you.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beat one’s brains out (to do something)
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75 beat one’s brains out (to do something)
Beat one’s brains out (to do something)ломать голову над чем-тоThat’s the last time I’ll beat my brains out trying to cook a nice dinner for you.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beat one’s brains out (to do something)
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76 blow out one's brains
Англо-русский синонимический словарь > blow out one's brains
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77 to blow one's brains out
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78 to rack one's brains
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79 to cudgel one's brains
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80 to cudgel one’s brains
to cudgel one’s brainsfig quebrar a cabeça.
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