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Korean idiom rack one’s brains

Idioms linked to “골-머리” · Linked dictionary word

골머리 (를) The part “를” may be omitted. 앓다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 골머리(를) 앓다
  • 골머리를 앓다
  • 골머리 앓다

English rendering rack one’s brains Literal translation: “suffer an aching head”

Meaning 1

어떻게 하여야 할지 몰라서 머리가 아플 정도로 생각에 몰두하다.

To think so intensely that one’s head aches because one does not know what to do.

Dictionary example 1

엇나가는 동생 때문에 부모님은 골머리를 앓고 계셨다.

My parents were racking their brains over my younger sibling’s wayward behavior.

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“골머리를 앓다” — rack one’s brains: To think so intensely that one’s head aches because one does not know what to do.
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