挖空心思

He tried all sorts of dodges to avoid being called up.

空心思, 耍弄各种花招以逃避被征召入伍。

Not seldom it happens that the unwearying ingenuity of the Oriental leads to fresh tortures.

东方统治者在折磨的方式上总是空心思，鲜招百出。

The affair again shows cinerary urn spaces are in such short supply that many have racked their brains to make huge profits.

这事件，再一反映骨灰位严重短缺，使空心思，以图赚取暴利。