beat one's brain

English

Alternative forms

• beat one's brains

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Verb

beat one's brain (third-person singular simple present beats one's brain, present participle beating one's brain, simple past beat one's brain, past participle beaten one's brain or (colloquial) beat one's brain)

1. (idiomatic) To struggle to think or remember something.

Synonyms

• rack one's brain