beat brains out

beat brains out
beat (someone's) brains out 1. to severely criticize someone.

How could I win the election with that guy on the radio beating my brains out every day?

2. to seriously hurt someone.

I was afraid he was going to come back and beat my brains out.


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  • beat brains out — beat (your) brains out to spend a lot of time worrying about a problem and thinking about how to deal with it. I ve been beating my brains out trying to think of a way of getting the money to her in time. (often + doing something) …   New idioms dictionary

  • beat\ one's\ brains\ out — • beat one s brains out • beat one s brains v. phr. slang To try very hard to understand or think out something difficult; tire yourself out by thinking. It was too hard for him and he beat his brains out trying to get the answer. Some students… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • beat someone's brains out — (slang) 1. To kill by hitting repeatedly on the head 2. To subject to a vicious beating • • • Main Entry: ↑beat * * * beat/bash/someone’s brains out informal …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat someone's brains out — beat (someone s) brains out 1. to severely criticize someone. How could I win the election with that guy on the radio beating my brains out every day? 2. to seriously hurt someone. I was afraid he was going to come back and beat my brains out …   New idioms dictionary

  • beat/bash someone's brains out — (or US beat/bash someone s brains in) informal : to hit someone on the head in a way that causes serious injury or death : to beat someone very badly They threatened to beat my brains in if I ever came here again. • • • Main Entry: ↑brain …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat your brains out — If you beat your brains out, you think hard about something but cannot solve, understand or remember it …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • beat your brains out — beat (your) brains out to spend a lot of time worrying about a problem and thinking about how to deal with it. I ve been beating my brains out trying to think of a way of getting the money to her in time. (often + doing something) …   New idioms dictionary

  • beat your brains out — beat your ˈbrains out idiom (informal, especially NAmE) to think very hard about sth for a long time • I ve been beating my brains out all weekend to get this script written. Main entry: ↑beatidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat someone’s brains out — 1. tv. to beat someone severely. □ She threatened to beat my brains out. □ Those thugs nearly beat his brains out. 2. tv. to drive oneself hard (to accomplish something). □ I beat my brains out all day to clean this house, and you come in and… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • beat one's brains out — or[beat one s brains] {v. phr.}, {slang} To try very hard to understand or think out something difficult; tire yourself out by thinking. * /It was too hard for him and he beat his brains out trying to get the answer./ * /Some students are lazy,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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