费尽心血
fèi​jìn​xīn​xuè

to rack one's brains

  • created sense approved 费尽心血/費盡心血 · fèi​jìn​xīn​xuè · to rack one's brains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    费尽心血 / 費盡心血

    fèi​jìn​xīn​xuè

    to rack one's brains

    to exhaust one's heart and soul; to pour all of one's energy and thought into something

    费 (literal) → 费/費 · fèi · to exert 尽 (literal) → 尽/盡 · jìn · to use up 心血 (literal) → 心血 · xīn​xuè · painstaking effort

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