beat your brains out
US /biːt jʊər breɪnz aʊt/
UK /biːt jʊər breɪnz aʊt/
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絞盡腦汁, 冥思苦想
to think very hard about a problem or question, often without success
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I've been beating my brains out trying to solve this puzzle all day.
我一整天都在絞盡腦汁想解決這個謎題。
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Don't beat your brains out over it; let's just ask for help.
別再絞盡腦汁了；我們還是尋求幫助吧。