idiom
rack your brains
RAK yer BRAYNZ
ræk jər breɪnzListen
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rackyourbrains
Dictionary meaning
think very hard and search one's memory with great effort in order to remember something or find a solution; make an intense mental effort to retrieve information or generate ideas; the verb rack refers to stretching or straining, originally invoking the torture device that stretched the body, here applied metaphorically to the painful exertion of intense mental concentration
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