wrack one's brains in English

Forms: wracks one's brains [present, singular, third-person], wracking one's brains [participle, present], wracked one's brains [participle, past], wracked one's brains [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wrack one's brains (third-person singular simple present wracks one's brains, present participle wracking one's brains, simple past and past participle wracked one's brains)

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"wrack one's brains" meaning in English

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