English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
VERBAL FORMS
You really have to ~crack~ your brain (nonstandard).
You really have to *rack* your brains (standard; British).
You really have to *rack* your brain (standard).
If you rack your brain(s), you try very hard to think of something.
I was told he got back late. Wonders never ~end~ (nonstandard).
I was told he got back late. Wonders never *cease* (standard).
“Wonders never cease” is an expression of surprise used when something unusual or unexpected happens.
GAB
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