首くびを捻ひねる
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
1. to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
Kanji used
neck
wrenching
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Composed of
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily