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beating someone's brains out

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

Meaning of beat someone's brains out

Verb

beat someone's brains out (third-person singular simple present beats someone's brains out, present participle beating someone's brains out, simple past beat someone's brains out, past participle beaten someone's brains out or beat someone's brains out)

  1. (idiomatic) To beat someone very severely (especially in the head).

Questions about beating someone's brains out

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

Words near beating someone's brains out in the dictionary

  1. beating out
  2. beating someone at their own game
  3. beating someone round the ears
  4. beating someone's arse
  5. beating someone's ass
  6. beating someone's brains out
  7. beating someone's time
  8. beating the air
  9. beating the bat
  10. beating the bishop
  11. beating the bounds

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