puzzle over (someone or something)

puzzle over (someone or something)

To think about or consider something, usually at length. After puzzling over the experiment all day, I think I've figured out where we've gone wrong.
See also: over, puzzle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

puzzle over someone or something

to consider or ponder. I can't puzzle out the mean—someone or something. Anne is a bit strange. I've spent some time puzzling over her. While I was puzzling over why she had slapped me, she did it again.
See also: over, puzzle
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • puzzle over
  • think out of the box
  • think outside (of) the box
  • think outside the box
  • think back
  • dread
  • I dread to think
  • I shudder/dread to think
  • oh yeah?
  • Oh, yeah?