Idiom
puzzle over
Meaning
To think intensely and deeply about a confusing problem, situation, or question in an effort to understand it or to find a solution.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I puzzle over this math problem every night.”
“The detective continued to puzzle over the strange clues left at the crime scene, hoping to find a pattern.”
“Scholars have continued to puzzle over the mysterious origins of the ancient manuscript, yet no definitive explanation has emerged after decades of study.”
Examples
simple
“I puzzle over this math problem every night.”
contextual
“The detective continued to puzzle over the strange clues left at the crime scene, hoping to find a pattern.”
complex
“Scholars have continued to puzzle over the mysterious origins of the ancient manuscript, yet no definitive explanation has emerged after decades of study.”
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