Timeline for Is there an idiom/phrase which contains the word "head" to mean "thinking hard to solve a problem"?
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| Feb 20, 2017 at 23:39 | comment | added | stannius | I have heard people use "banging my head against <X>" where X may be something like "that bug" or specifically "bug 1234". I have seen it used such that the implication would be that sooner or later, either the bug or the speaker's head is going to break. | |
| Feb 20, 2017 at 11:58 | comment | added | Spencer | @GeoffAtkins That could be exactly what OP is looking for. | |
| Feb 20, 2017 at 9:01 | comment | added | GeoffAtkins | I would say that "banging one's head" implies a fruitless and stressful experience. | |
| Feb 20, 2017 at 3:59 | history | answered | Spencer | CC BY-SA 3.0 |