<P><SPAN class=secondary-bf><STRONG><EM>beat one's brains out, </EM></STRONG></SPAN><SPAN class=labset><SPAN class=ital-inline><EM>Informal</EM></SPAN>. </SPAN>to try very hard to understand and work out a problem, remember something, etc.: <SPAN class=ital-inline><EM>She beat her brains out studying for the exam. </EM></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN class=ital-inline><SPAN class=secondary-bf><STRONG><EM>rack (cudgel) one's brains, </EM></STRONG></SPAN>to try to comprehend or remember: <SPAN class=ital-inline><EM>I cudgeled my brains to recall her name</EM></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=ital-inline><SPAN class=ital-inline><EM> </EM>cudgel;곤장(으로 때리다.), rack ;괴롭히다. 고문하다</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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첫댓글 오늘 "위기의 주부들" 드라마서 "rack one's brain" 배웠어요. Susan locked herself out of her house so she racked her brain to find a way into her own house.
lock out 도요?^^