bóp trán
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Definition
Verb: - To cudgel one's brains: To think very hard and deeply about something, often with visible effort or strain, typically indicated by the physical gesture of holding or squeezing one's forehead.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy ngồi bóp trán suốt cả giờ đồng hồ. (He sat cudgeling his brains for a whole hour.)
- Bóp trán tìm không ra kế. (To cudgel one's brains in vain for a plan.)
- Cô ấy bóp trán để nhớ lại chi tiết quan trọng. (She cudgeled her brains to recall the important detail.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often implies struggling to find a solution, remember something, or come up with an idea under pressure. It vividly combines the physical action (squeezing the forehead) with the mental effort.
Variants and Related Words
- Vắt óc (v): To wring one's brain; a synonym meaning to think extremely hard.
- Phải vắt óc suy nghĩ mới giải được bài toán này. (I had to wring my brain to solve this math problem.)
Synonyms
- To rack one's brain: To think very hard in an attempt to remember something or solve a problem.
- To ponder deeply: To think about something carefully and for a long time.
Related Idioms
- Bóp trán suy nghĩ: To cudgel one's brains in thought. This is a common collocation emphasizing the act of deep thinking.
- Nhìn anh ấy bóp trán suy nghĩ, tôi biết vấn đề rất nan giải. (Seeing him cudgel his brains in thought, I knew the problem was very thorny.)
verb
- To cudgel one's brains for
- bóp trán tìm không ra kếto cudgel one's brains in vain for a shift