殚精竭虑
dān​jīng​jié​lǜ

to rack one's brains

  • created sense approved 殚精竭虑/殫精竭慮 · dān​jīng​jié​lǜ · to rack one's brains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    殚精竭虑 / 殫精竭慮

    dān​jīng​jié​lǜ

    to rack one's brains

    to exhaust one's thoughts and energy; to devote oneself entirely to thinking through a problem or project

    殚 (literal) → 殚/殫 · dān · to exhaust 精 (literal) → 精 · jīng · energy 竭 (literal) → 竭 · jié · to exhaust 虑 (literal) → 虑/慮 · lǜ · to consider

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