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1 (one's) brain's late development might be to blame
Общая лексика: причину следует искать в позднем развитии мыслительных способностей (кого-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > (one's) brain's late development might be to blame
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2 have a maggot in one's brain
быть человеком с причудами, иметь странные понятияHe's got a maggot in his brain on everything connected with art. (DEI) — Он имеет самое странное понятие обо всем, что связано с искусством.
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3 to puzzle one's brain about a problem
to puzzle one's brain about/over/upon a problem ломать себе голову над проблемойEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to puzzle one's brain about a problem
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4 addle one's brain with smth.
редк.(addle one's brain (или head) with smth.)забивать себе голову чем-л., ломать голову над чем-л. (отсюда addle-brained и addle-headed безмозглый, пустоголовый)I have addled my head with writing all day. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Letters’ Letter 43, 1841) — Я писал весь день, так что голова у меня совсем не работает.
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5 Wash one's brain
• Wash one's head [brain] «Освежить мозги» ( выпивкой)Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Wash one's brain
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6 rack one's brain
напрягать мозги, шевелить мыслей: Mick racked his brain trying to remember where he saw this girl before. — Мик напряг память, стараясь вспомнить, где же он видел эту девушку раньше. напрягать мозги, шевелить мыслей: Mick racked his brain trying to remember where he saw this girl before. — Мик напряг память, стараясь вспомнить, где же он видел эту девушку раньше.English-Russian slang from the book M. Goldenkova "Caution, hot dog" > rack one's brain
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7 to weigh upon one's brain
to weigh upon one's/smb's brain тяготить кого-либоEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to weigh upon one's brain
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8 pick (one's) brain
Фразеологизм: выведать (обычно для своей выгоды: "Don't let any woman to pick your brain, son - ever", he told me once.) -
9 rack one’s brain
try hard to think напрячь мозгиHe racked his brain to solve the puzzle.
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10 turn one's brain
пoвлиять нa чью-л. пcиxику; cвecти c умa кoгo-л.She listened to Catalina's story with dismay... The only possible explanation was that the poor girl's illness and the loss of her lover turned her brain (W. S. Maugham) -
11 watch hours upon hours of television until (one's) brain is numb, until (one's) eyes are bloodshot
Общая лексика: пялиться в телевизор до полного физического изнеможения, до кругов в глазахУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > watch hours upon hours of television until (one's) brain is numb, until (one's) eyes are bloodshot
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12 addle (one's) brain
1) Макаров: забивать себе голову (чем-л.)2) Фразеологизм: ломать голову над (чем-л.) -
13 addle one's brain
Общая лексика: забивать себе голову чем-либо -
14 crack one's brain
Общая лексика: свихнуться, спятить -
15 have a maggot in (one's) brain
Макаров: быть человеком с причудами, иметь навязчивую идею, иметь причудыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > have a maggot in (one's) brain
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16 in is enough to make (one's) brain reel
Общая лексика: от этого можно с ума сойтиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > in is enough to make (one's) brain reel
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17 it is enough to make (one's) brain reel
Общая лексика: от этого можно с ума сойтиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > it is enough to make (one's) brain reel
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18 rack (one's) brain
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19 rack one's brain over smth
Пословица: ломать голову над чемУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > rack one's brain over smth
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20 turn one's brain
Общая лексика: сводить с ума, травмировать психику
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