Glossary entry

Polish term or phrase:

nakombinować

English translation:

rack my brains over it/search high and low/

Added to glossary by Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
Nov 15, 2015 10:35
8 yrs ago
Polish term

nakombinować

Polish to English Other Slang
"Szukanie nowego sprzętu zostawiłem na ostatnią chwilę, przez co musiałam się nieźle nakombinować"

Dzięki z góry za sugestie:)
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Nov 17, 2015 23:25: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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rack my brains over it/search high and low/

poświęcić wiele czasu na szukanie jakiegoś rozwiązania
http://sjp.pwn.pl/sjp/;2486315

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rack one's brain

(idiomatic) To struggle to think of or remember something.
I have been racking my brain all day trying to think of a birthday present for her.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rack_one's_brain





I racked my brain over this problem
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/wracking-or-racking-your-bra...

If you rack your brain, you think very hard when trying to remember something or think hard to solve a problem,
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/rack your brain...




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search high and low (for something)
to try very hard to find something
look high and low (for something) Janet searched high and low, but she couldn't find the kitten and finally had to ask the man.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/search high and low

hunt/search high and low
› to ​search ​everywhere for something:
I've been ​hunting high and ​low for that ​certificate and I still can't ​find it!
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hunt-s...

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Some examples:

I have searched high and low for a solution.
https://qlc.intuit.com/questions/1070339-why-does-quicken-20...
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“I've been searching high and low for the right pair of shoes for the party
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-it-mean-to-search-high-and...
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We search high and low to find used junior equipment so that we might ensure a
http://anymountain.net/services/junior-trade-program/

Peer comment(s):

agree Darius Saczuk
11 mins
Dziękuję Dariuszu. Taraz Pytający będzie musiał się nagłówkować.
agree mike23
2 hrs
So, we rack our brains for the best answer.
agree Jacek Konopka
1 day 8 hrs
Dziękuję Jacku.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Ile idiomów!, aż ciężko wybrać który jest najlepszy:) Dzięki"
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20 mins

go to great lengths to do sth / give a great deal of thought to it / try very hard to sort it out

go to great lengths/pains to do something
give a great deal of thought to it/sth
to try very hard to sort it out
Peer comment(s):

agree Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
2 hrs
Dziękuję, Frank.
agree Darius Saczuk : Good options.
2 hrs
Thanks Dariusz.
agree Jacek Konopka
1 day 10 hrs
Dziękuję Jacku
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+3
2 hrs

hustle, buckle down

HUSTLE to takie slangowe słowo wytrych. Ma dużo z polskiego kombinowania w wielu jego znaczeniach.

Jan 28, 2015 - "The whole application package was due Feb. 15, so I really had to hustle to get it done ...

An Interview with Leslie Baldwin of Texas Monthly
blog.photoshelter.com › 2015/06 › how-...
Mobile-friendly - Jun 8, 2015 - I really had to hustle to figure out how to make a living using my degree. I moved...

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Idiom WRAP ONE'S HEAD AROUND STH. - POGŁÓWKOWAĆ- też dobrze tu pasuje.
Peer comment(s):

agree Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. : Love these idioms. One could say "bust one's ass," but this may not be anatomically correct .
22 mins
Are you busting my chops?balls?, Frank. ;-). Happy Sunday.
agree mike23
2 hrs
Thanks, Mike.
agree Jacek Konopka : SUPER
1 day 8 hrs
Kind thanks, Jacku. :-)
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+1
9 hrs

bend over backwards

so I had to bend over backwards to make it on time

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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/bend-l...

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/bend-ove...

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bend over backwards
Peer comment(s):

agree Jacek Konopka
1 day 1 hr
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