挖空心思
wā​kōng​xīn​si

to rack one's brains

  • created reference approved 挖空心思 → 绞尽脑汁/絞盡腦汁 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挖空心思 wā​kōng​xīn​si

    绞尽脑汁 / 絞盡腦汁 jiǎo​jìn​nǎo​zhī

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 挖空心思 · wā​kōng​xīn​si · to rack one's brains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挖空心思

    wā​kōng​xīn​si

    to rack one's brains

    to rack one's brains; to think of every possible way to do something, often used in a negative sense to describe scheming or using calculated effort

    wā​kōng​xīn​sī

    挖空, 心思

    挖 (literal) → 挖 · wā · to dig 空 (literal) → 空 · kōng · empty 心思 (literal) → 心思 · xīn​si · mental effort

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