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[exp,v5k]
[id]
▶ to take great pains ▶ to make every effort ▶ to rack one's brains |
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| 2. |
[exp,v5k]
[id]
▶ to be concerned ▶ to worry |
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| 7. | A 2019-07-18 09:51:26 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Diff: | @@ -12,0 +13 @@ +<misc>&id;</misc> @@ -19,0 +21 @@ +<misc>&id;</misc> |
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| 6. | A 2018-08-07 10:41:21 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | Fair enough. I've only ever used that expression to mean "to try hard to remember something" but the JEs seem to think it's OK. |
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| Diff: | @@ -14,0 +15 @@ +<gloss>to rack one's brains</gloss> @@ -19,0 +21 @@ +<gloss>to worry</gloss> |
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| 5. | A* 2018-08-07 04:51:42 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | 中辞典: 心を砕く rack [beat, cudgel] one's brains; think and think 《about》; mull a thing over ルミナス: 心を砕く (苦心･苦慮をする) take great pains; (努力する) make every effort; (頭を絞る) cudgel one's brains. |
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| Comments: | Probably appropriate within sense 1. |
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| 4. | A* 2018-08-06 21:02:04 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | daij, prog |
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| Comments: | Added sense. I don't think "to rack one's brains" is right. |
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| Diff: | @@ -13,2 +13,7 @@ -<gloss>to rack one's brains</gloss> -<gloss>to wrack one's brains</gloss> +<gloss>to take great pains</gloss> +<gloss>to make every effort</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&exp;</pos> +<pos>&v5k;</pos> +<gloss>to be concerned</gloss> |
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| 3. | A 2010-08-19 17:54:41 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
| Diff: | @@ -14,0 +14,1 @@ +<gloss>to wrack one's brains</gloss> |
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