estrujarse las meninges
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This idiom may be literally translated as "to squeeze one's meninges."
estrujarse las meninges
A pronominal verb phrase combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Se dio cuenta del problema.)
1. (idiom) (to try hard to think of something)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to rack one's brains (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Estuve toda la semana estrujándome las meninges para encontrar una solución al problema, y creo que lo conseguí.I was all week racking my brains to find a solution to the problem, and I think I got it.
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