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Home / Idiom / 搜肠刮肚

to search one's guts and belly (idiom); to racks one's brains for a solution

搜肠刮肚
sōu cháng guā dù
s+ōu·1st tonech+áng·2nd toneg+uā·1st toned+ù·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer · to rack one's brains挖空心思wā kōng xīn sito meditate · meditation冥想míng xiǎngto rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)搜索枯肠sōu suǒ kū cháng
Antonyms
not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away无所用心wú suǒ yòng xīn
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