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The brain is the most important organ in the body. It is also the root of many idioms. Have someone/something on the brain: think repeatedly or constantly about someone/something. My brother has cricket on his brain all the time. He rarely talks about anything else. One’s brainchild: one’s own (usually clever) invention or idea for which one wishes to claim credit. He is hoping the proposal for the new project will be accepted. After all, it is his brainchild. Brain drain: the movement of people with skills and education from their own country to another country where they are paid more for their work. Experts blame brain drain for the country’s failure to produce world-class brands in the field of technology. Pick someone’s brains: ask for information or advice from someone who knows more about a subject than you do. She knows Shakespeare’s works like the back of her hand. I plan to pick her brains before I get down to writing my thesis on the subject. Rack one’s brains: think very hard, usually to remember something or find a solution to a problem. I have been racking my brains, but I can’t remember where I kept my keys. The brains behind something: the person who plans and organises something, especially something successful. He is the brains behind the most successful advertising campaign of the year. All brains and no brawn: physically strong but not very intelligent. I don’t want to go out with him again. I thought he would be good company but he is all brawn and no brains. (Reference: Cambridge
International Dictionary of Idioms) |
