Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
comerse la cabeza
English translation:
rack one's brains / to beat one's brain's out
Spanish term
Spain
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Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
comerse la cabeza
El término estaría dentro de la siguiente frase:
"...porque me gusta comerme la cabeza con algo que ni siquiera sé si tiene solución."
Mar 13, 2008 15:55: Ximena Novoa changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/119225">Eugenio Llorente's</a> old entry - "comerse la cabeza"" to ""rack one's brains / to beat one's brain's out""
Proposed translations
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to Italian, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
rack one's brains / to beat one's brain's out
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Giovanni Rengifo
: I'd say your first option is the most idiomatic of all the suggested versions!
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Grazie, Giovanni!
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Gacela20
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Thank you, Gacela20!
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Ximena Correa
: I'd say rack one's brain too
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Gracias, Ximena!
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Mexico
Mexican translator proofreader +20 years
Native in: Spanish 
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Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 5 more.
to worry about something
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish , English
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obsess/get fixed on/ponder upon/make myself crazy with
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Adriana Penco
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Thanks! Nice to finally know your name!
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Janine Libbey
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Gracias! Saludos!
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Spain
Even Sport items
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Cuban)
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
to burn brains on childish things,to waste thoughs or time thinking too much for nothing!
Uruguay
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Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
strain my brain over...
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