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to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly · to rack one's brains · to leave no stone unturned

殚精竭虑
dān jīng jié lǜ
d+ān·1st tonej+īng·1st tonej+ié·2nd tonel+ǜ·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom) · to beat one's brains out费尽心机fèi jìn xīn jīlit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means千方百计qiān fāng bǎi jìto plot actively (idiom) · scheming · calculating处心积虑chǔ xīn jī lu:4to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer · to rack one's brains挖空心思wā kōng xīn si
Antonyms
(idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously敷衍塞责fū yǎn sè zé
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