殚思极虑
dān​sī​jí​lǜ

to rack one's brains

  • created sense approved 殚思极虑/殫思極慮 · dān​sī​jí​lǜ · to rack one's brains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    殚思极虑 / 殫思極慮

    dān​sī​jí​lǜ

    to rack one's brains

    to exhaust all of one's energy and mental resources in deep thought; to push one's thinking to the limit

    殚 (literal) → 殚/殫 · dān · to exhaust 思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to think 极 (literal) → 极/極 · jí · to reach the limit 虑 (literal) → 虑/慮 · lǜ · to consider

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