rack your brains

뜻

to think very hard to remember or solve something

무언가를 기억하거나 해결하려고 몹시 애써 생각하다.

예문

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.

문법

rack의 형태가 바뀐다: racks, racking, racked. your는 주어에 맞게 바뀐다: my, his, our. rack your brain도 쓴다.

비슷한 뜻