beat one's brains out in 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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        "to think very hard about."
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        "(informal) to think very hard about."
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"beat one's brains out" meaning in English

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