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French idioms

What does “Se creuser la tête” mean?

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Se creuser la tête

Word for word

To dig into one's own head

What it really means

To think hard, to strain for a solution or an idea. Used for exams, work and everyday problems.

How we say it in English

To rack one's brains

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