"comerse el tarro" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: me como el tarro [first-person, present, singular], me comí el tarro [first-person, preterite, singular], comido el tarro [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to eat the tub”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to eat the tub}} “to eat the tub”, {{lit|to eat the tub}} Literally, “to eat the tub” Head templates: {{es-verb}} comerse el tarro (first-person singular present me como el tarro, first-person singular preterite me comí el tarro, past participle comido el tarro)
  1. (idiomatic) to scratch one's head Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: comerse la olla, devanarse los sesos
    Sense id: en-comerse_el_tarro-es-verb-QLbF8hca Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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          "english": "He checked the time - it was too early for dinner and he was too tired to carry on scratching his head waiting for the favourable reasoning to turn it around.",
          "ref": "2016, Rita Tapia Oregui, Entrevista",
          "text": "Consultó la hora: era demasiado pronto para cenar y estaba demasiado cansado como para seguir comiéndose el tarro en la esperanza de concebir el razonamiento favorable que volteara la tortilla.",
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          "ref": "2016, Rita Tapia Oregui, Entrevista",
          "text": "Consultó la hora: era demasiado pronto para cenar y estaba demasiado cansado como para seguir comiéndose el tarro en la esperanza de concebir el razonamiento favorable que volteara la tortilla.",
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