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beats one's brains out

beats one's brains out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 beats one's brains out

What is beats one's brains out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beats one's brains out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat one's brains out.

Words near beats one's brains out in the dictionary

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

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