- scratch your head
- to not understand something, or to not know how to deal with it
The decision has left many party members scratching their heads.
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scratch your head
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scratch your head — phrase to not understand something, or to not know how to deal with it The decision has left many party members scratching their heads. Thesaurus: to not understand, or to misunderstandsynonym Main entry: scratch * * * scratch your head informal … Useful english dictionary
scratch your head — scratch (your) head to have difficulty understanding something. A lot of people must be scratching their heads and trying to figure out what happened … New idioms dictionary
scratch your head (over something) — scratch your ˈhead (over sth) idiom to think hard in order to find an answer to sth • Experts have been scratching their heads over the increase in teenage crime. Main entry: ↑scratchidiom … Useful english dictionary
scratch your head — feel confused, wonder who or why They re still scratching their heads about who assassinated Kennedy … English idioms
Scratch — Scratch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scratched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scratching}.] [OE. cracchen (perhaps influenced by OE. scratten to scratch); cf. OHG. chrazz[=o]n, G. kratzen, OD. kratsen, kretsen, D. krassen, Sw. kratsa to scrape, kratta to rake, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scratch head — scratch (your) head to have difficulty understanding something. A lot of people must be scratching their heads and trying to figure out what happened … New idioms dictionary
scratch — scratch1 [skrætʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(rub your skin)¦ 2¦(cut somebody s skin)¦ 3¦(make a mark)¦ 4¦(animals)¦ 5¦(remove something)¦ 6¦(remove writing)¦ 7¦(make a noise)¦ 8 scratch the surface 9 scratch your head 10¦(stop something happening)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
scratch — scratch1 [ skrætʃ ] verb * ▸ 1 rub with your nails ▸ 2 damage surface ▸ 3 produce noise ▸ 4 remove someone/something ▸ 5 decide not to do something ▸ 6 write something quickly ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to pull your nails along… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scratch — I UK [skrætʃ] / US verb Word forms scratch : present tense I/you/we/they scratch he/she/it scratches present participle scratching past tense scratched past participle scratched * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to pull your nails along your skin,… … English dictionary
scratch — 1 verb 1 RUB YOU SKIN (I, T) to rub your skin with your nails, especially because it itches (itch1 (1)): Try not to scratch those mosquito bites. 2 MAKE A MARK (T) to rub something sharp or rough against a hard surface so that it makes a thin… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
