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wash one's brain out with soap

wash one's brain out with soap verb: to remove or erase unwanted images from one's mind.

Verb

wash one's brain out with soap (third-person singular simple present washes one's brain out with soap, present participle washing one's brain out with soap, simple past and past participle washed one's brain out with soap)

  1. (colloquial, humorous) To remove or erase unwanted images from one's mind.

Forms of wash one's brain out with soap

third-person singular presentwashes one's brain out with soap
present participlewashing one's brain out with soap
past participlewashed one's brain out with soap
pastwashed one's brain out with soap

Origin of wash one's brain out with soap

From the idea of washing one's mouth out.

Questions about wash one's brain out with soap

What does wash one's brain out with soap mean?
Wash one's brain out with soap means to remove or erase unwanted images from one's mind.
What part of speech is wash one's brain out with soap?
Wash one's brain out with soap is a verb.
What is the past tense of wash one's brain out with soap?
The past tense of wash one's brain out with soap is washed one's brain out with soap.

Words near wash one's brain out with soap in the dictionary

  1. wash line
  2. wash lines
  3. wash machine
  4. wash machines
  5. wash off
  6. wash one's brain out with soap
  7. wash one's dirty laundry in public
  8. wash one's dirty linen in public
  9. wash one's elbows
  10. wash one's hands
  11. wash one's mouth out

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