Idioms linked to “머리01” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering Rack one’s brains Literal translation: “Squeeze one’s head dry”
Think hard with extreme effort
Dictionary example 1
아무리 머리를 쥐어짜도 별 뾰족한 수가 나오지 않았다.
Read the meanings, trace, then cover above the masking line and write. Uncover, choose a meaning, and make your own sentence.
Writing text머리를 쥐어짜다
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A silent film that writes the headword and its meaning.
Weigh heavily on one's mind Receive a strong mental stimulus. 
Shared · 2 rear its head For suppressed or concealed thoughts, forces, or the like to appear openly. 
let one’s hair down in mourning To undo one’s coiled hair upon a bereavement. 
Shake one’s head in refusal Express strong rejection or shudder with aversion 
Shared · 2 Fix firmly in memory Remember an object or fact firmly 
Keep circling in one's mind Have an unclear thought recur continually. 
Shared · 2 engrave in one’s memory To remember an object or fact firmly. 
Grow gray or old Have one’s hair turn gray, or grow old 
Have one's mind seize up Lose motivation or thought in an unpleasant, frightening situation. 
Shared · 2 since one was born Since one came into the world. 
Shared · 5 Still be a mere child Still be far from adulthood, or be young 
Shared · 2 Have one’s hair stand on end Have one’s nerves tighten sharply through fear or surprise 
Shared · 2 Have one's hair stand on end Have nerves become acutely tense through fear or shock. 
Shared · 2 since one was born A disparaging expression meaning since one came into the world. 
rack one’s brains Colloquially, to suffer a headache over a troublesome matter. 
2 meanings Have a headache or troubled mind Vulgarly, have a headache 
Feel mentally unsettled Feel confused and unsettled. 
Feel one’s head will burst Vulgarly, worry over something complicated or difficult 
2 meanings Shave around a topknot; shave one's head Shave the hair in a circle beneath the topknot. 
Treat migraine with acupuncture Apply acupuncture to cure a migraine Browse in Hangul order.
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