jī​guān​yòng​jìn

to exhaust every scheme; to rack one's brains

Senses

机关用尽/ 機關用盡 jī​guān​yòng​jìn to exhaust every scheme; to rack one's brains

To use up every possible clever plot or cunning strategy; often used in a negative sense to describe someone who has exhausted their wits in pursuit of gain 费尽心机 fèi​jìn​xīn​jī

References

synonym 机关用尽/機關用盡 费尽心机/費盡心機