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to beat
one's
brains out
/bˈiːt wˈʌnz bɹˈeɪnz ˈaʊt/
phrase
to try one's best in order to solve a problem or to understand it
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to blind
sb
with science
/blˈaɪnd ˌɛsbˈiː wɪð sˈaɪəns/
phrase
to confuse someone by using difficult or technical words while describing something to them
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none the wiser
/nˈʌn ðə wˈaɪzɚ/
phrase
used to describe a situation in which someone remains uninformed or unaware, typically after an event or the receipt of information
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to get / have
one's
wires crossed
/ɡɛt hæv wˈʌnz wˈaɪɚz kɹˈɔst/
phrase
to fail to correctly understand or interpret what someone said
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to lose the plot
/lˈuːz ðə plˈɑːt/
phrase
to be unable to comprehend what is happening around one
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la-la land
/lˌælˌæ lˈænd/
noun
a state in which one does not understand the current situation due to being completely detached from reality
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beats me
/bˈiːts mˌiː/
sentence
used when one is completely unable to guess or understand something
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search me
/sˈɜːtʃ mˌiː/
interjection
used as a response to mean that one does not have any answer to a particular question
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can / could make nothing of
sth
/kæn ɔːɹ kʊd mˌeɪk nˈʌθɪŋ ʌv ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
sentence
used when one fails to understand what something means
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beyond the veil
/bɪjˌɑːnd ðə vˈeɪl/
phrase
in a state or place that is unknown or unseen, particularly referring to where people go after they die
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over
one's
head
/ˌoʊvɚ wˈʌnz hˈɛd/
phrase
used to refer to something that is complicated or difficult beyond one's understanding or capability
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blind spot
/blˈaɪnd spˈɑːt/
noun
a subject that is very challenging or boring to one
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to be / sound all / like Greek to
sb
/biː ɔːɹ sˈaʊnd ˈɔːl ɔːɹ lˈaɪk ɡɹˈiːk tʊ ˌɛsbˈiː/
phrase
used for saying that one is unable to understand the meaning of something particular
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