Question of the Day #1080

15+ Tricky Riddles That Will Rack Your Brain

From the headline of this article at Bright Side.

  上記の文で、rack one's brainの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "rack one's brain" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

知恵を絞る、頭を働かせる◆brainが複数形になる場合もある

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to think very hard in order to try to remember something, solve a problem, etc.

 

Examples

• I've been racking my brain, but I can't remember his name.
• I've been racking my brain trying to recall where we put the key.
• Desperately, Irvin racked his brains, but there was nothing he could tell them.
• They sat in silence, racking their brains for the name of the road.
• Which left Fabia racking her brains to think of how next best to get through to the woman.

   

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