romperse la cabeza

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to break one's head”.

Verb

romperse la cabeza (first-person singular present me rompo la cabeza, first-person singular preterite me rompí la cabeza, past participle roto la cabeza)

1. (idiomatic) to rack one's brain

Further reading

• “romperse la cabeza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28