what exactly is this "wracking'?? how does one "wrack" other things...and can it be done?
any insight?
2007-02-27 14:34:53 · 15 answers · asked by moontreekitten 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The rack was a torture device used in medieval Europe. They would slowly stretch your arms one way as your legs went the other. This was painful, but the real pain came when the suddenly released the tension and the spin collapsed back on itself. Racking your brain is when you torture it by over working it.
2007-02-27 14:44:37 · answer #1 · answered by Jedi Baptist 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wrack Your Brain
2017-01-11 06:27:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wracking ones brain, is the mulling over or repeating over
and over a certain thought ,phase or idea that you come so very close to that you may end up with a headache, but never seem to quite put your finger on it, or come up with an answer,and I've never seen it in any other context except mental.
2007-02-27 14:47:44 · answer #3 · answered by peachiepie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means to search every single brain memory cell to try and find an answer .....since it's just a saying to express when one has gone over ever thing he can possibly think of to find the answer or solution to a query or to solve a problem of some sort... He feels drained and bummed out that even with all that searching he still can't remember the answer or figure out the solution to problem. In short term he ends up with a headache and still no answer
2007-02-27 14:44:41 · answer #4 · answered by double_klicks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm trying to think but nothing is happening. I must have wracked mine already!
2007-02-27 14:38:51 · answer #5 · answered by AK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its just an expression for thinking. wracking your brain for asnwers. aka thinking for the answer.
2007-02-27 14:42:32 · answer #6 · answered by lady26 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It simply means to think about something very hard.. Like a word you're searching for and can't come to..Racking My Brain is just a figure of speech..
2007-02-27 14:42:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't know what wrack is, but it just means to think really hard...i guess
2007-02-27 14:39:20 · answer #8 · answered by Jess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct saying is "rack your brain" - this verb "rack" means to strain or stretch your brain with high mental effort.
2007-02-27 14:41:13 · answer #9 · answered by wicked1too 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its like "wringing" out a wash cloth. Another strange "w" word. Imagine if you could squeeze information out of your brain. Its like that. It's a metaphore.
2007-02-27 14:37:26 · answer #10 · answered by papaz71 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋