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beating one's brains out

beating one's brains out is the present participle and gerund of beat one's brains out.

Meaning of beat one's brains out

Verb

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.

Questions about beating one's brains out

What is beating one's brains out the present participle and gerund of?
Beating one's brains out is the present participle and gerund of beat one's brains out.

Words near beating one's brains out in the dictionary

  1. beating off
  2. beating off with a stick
  3. beating on
  4. beating one's ass
  5. beating one's brain
  6. beating one's brains out
  7. beating one's breast
  8. beating one's chest
  9. beating one's face
  10. beating one's head against a stone wall
  11. beating one's meat

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