cudgel (one's) brains

To try very hard to comprehend, solve, think of, or remember something. I was up all night cudgeling my brains for a way to pay off all my debts. She cudgeled her brains to remember the man's name.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Britt	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Isaias	-	Biblical
Seo-Hyun	su-hyun	Korean
Albertina	ahl-ber-TEE-nah (Italian, German)	Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese
Elwood	EL-wuwd	English
Cecilie	se-SEEL-ye (Norwegian, Danish)	Norwegian, Danish, Czech