devanarse los sesos
Spanish
Verb
devanarse los sesos (first-person singular present me devano los sesos, first-person singular preterite me devané los sesos, past participle devanado los sesos)
- (idiomatic) to rack one's brains
- Synonyms: romperse la cabeza, comerse el tarro
Further reading
- “devanarse alguien los sesos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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