beat one's brain in English

Audio: en-au-beat one's brain.ogg

Forms: beats one's brain [present, singular, third-person], beating one's brain [participle, present], beat one's brain [past], beaten one's brain [participle, past], beat one's brain [colloquial, participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten:beat􂀿colloquial􂁀> one's brain}} beat one's brain (third-person singular simple present beats one's brain, present participle beating one's brain, simple past beat one's brain, past participle beaten one's brain or (colloquial) beat one's brain)

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        "To struggle to think or remember something."
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"beat one's brain" meaning in English

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