rack one 's brains(dān sī jí lǜ)

rack one 's brains

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ā ns ī J í L ǜ, which means to describe exhausting one's mind. It comes from CE Lin Yi CE tou.

Idiom explanation

Exhaust: exhaust; worry: think.

The origin of Idioms

In the book CE Lin Yi CE tou written by Bai Juyi of Tang Dynasty, it is said that "I have tried my best to give my humble minister a speech."

Idiom usage

It's a combination, a predicate, an attributive, and an adjective. Yan Jingming personally presided over the meeting and worked out 12 open source strategies. (the eighty first chapter of Gaoyang's mother son monarch and Minister) Feng Guifen's three revelations of Li Gongbao in the Qing Dynasty: "the style of the speech is straightforward, and it is easy to invite permission. Because of the extreme consideration, the number of words in the first draft of the book of changes should be considered."

Chinese PinYin : dān sī jí lǜ