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rack one's brains; search one's intestines and scrape the inside of one's belly; search one's mind/memory

sōu cháng guā dù

搜 肠 刮 肚

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slrack one's brains; search one's intestines and scrape the inside of one's belly; search one's mind/memory
- sōu cháng guā dù de xiǎng bàn fǎ
  搜肠刮肚地想办法
  rack one's brains for a way out
- wǒ zhěng gè xīng qī dōu zài sōu cháng guā dù xiǎng xiě wán zhè piān wén zhāng
  我整个星期都在搜肠刮肚，想写完这篇文章。
  I’ve been beating my brains out all week trying to finish this essay.
- tā sōu cháng guā dù xiǎng zhǎo diǎn huà shuō
  他搜肠刮肚，想找点话说。
  He searched desperately for something to say.
- wǒ zuò zài nà lǐ dīng zhe kòng bái píng mù sōu cháng guā dù xiǎng xiě diǎn shén me
  我坐在那里盯着空白屏幕，搜肠刮肚想写点什么。
  I sat gazing at the blank screen, trying to think of something to write.
synonym
wā kōng xīn sī挖空心思 kǔ sī míng xiǎng苦思冥想 sōu suǒ kū cháng搜索枯肠
antonym
wú suǒ yòng xīn无所用心

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