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beat brains
beat (one's) brains (out)
Informal To exert or expend great mental effort: She beat her brains out during the examination.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Ilinca | | - | Romanian |
| Methodius | | mə-THO-dee-əs (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Ozazias | | - | Biblical Greek |
| Clematis | | klə-MAT-is | English (Rare) |
| Mayeso | | mah-YAY-so | Southern African, Chewa |
| Altair | | - | Astronomy, Portuguese (Brazilian) |