rack your brains

المعنى

to think very hard to remember or solve something

التفكير بجهد شديد للتذكر أو حل مشكلة.

أمثلة

1. 1I racked my brains, but I couldn't remember where I had parked the car.
2. 2We've been racking our brains all afternoon for a name for the new café.
3. 3Ben racked his brains for the answer to the last quiz question, but it wouldn't come to him.
4. 4Don't rack your brains over that crossword clue; I'll look up the answer online.
5. 5Aisha is racking her brains to think of a present for her grandad's ninetieth birthday.

القواعد

يتغير rack: racks، racking، racked. تتغير your بحسب الفاعل: my، his، our. ويقال أيضا rack your brain.

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