頭あたまを抱かかえる

expression, ichidan verb

be at one's wits' end; be greatly perplexed; be troubled

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'to hold one's head', used when someone is deeply worried or at a loss about a difficult problem.

• 借しゃっ金きんが増ふえて、頭あたまを抱かかえている。

  My debts are piling up and I'm at my wits' end.

• 彼かれは難むずかしい問もん題だいに頭あたまを抱かかえた。

  He was greatly perplexed by the difficult problem.