"beat one's brains out" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: beats one's brains out [present, singular, third-person], beating one's brains out [participle, present], beat one's brains out [past], beaten one's brains out [participle, past], beat one's brains out [colloquial, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten:beat􂀿colloquial􂁀> one's brains out}} beat one's brains out (third-person singular simple present beats one's brains out, present participle beating one's brains out, simple past beat one's brains out, past participle beaten one's brains out or (colloquial) beat one's brains out)
  1. (informal) to think very hard about. Tags: informal Synonyms: rack one's brain, cudgel one's brain Related terms: beat someone's brains out
    Sense id: en-beat_one's_brains_out-en-verb-RRshx8GT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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