beat someone's brains out »
To beat someone very severely.
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bird of one's own brain »
One's own idea or conception.
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brain fart »
A lapse in the thought process; an inability to think or remember something clearly.
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brain fart »
Something ill-considered and said or done impulsively.
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brain surgeon »
Someone very intelligent.
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brain surgeon »
Someone who does brain surgery.
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brain surgery »
Something that is overly complex, detailed or confusing.
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brain surgery »
Surgery on any part of the nervous system, especially the brain; neurosurgery.
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brain teaser »
puzzle
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brain-dead »
Having an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.
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brain-dead »
Having no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy.
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garbage in, garbage out »
(computing, information technology) If input data is not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is unreliable and of no useful value.1963, Raymond Crowley, "Robot Tax Collector Seeks Indications of 'Fudging'," Times Daily (Alabama, USA), 1 April (retrieved 26 July 2010):Officials explained that the quality of the computer's work depends on the quality of the data fed into it. Neil Hoke, administrative assistant to Stewart, quoted an adage of computer men: "Garbage in, garbage out."2008, Roger K. Lewis, "'In Architectural Design, Brains and Talent Trump the Best Software," Washington Post, 19 July (retrieved 26 July 2010):The old caveat "GIGO"
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no brainer »
Something that supposedly doesn’t take much intellectual thought. Whoever says that something is a no brainer is usually the one with no brains.
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on the brain »
Obsessively in mind.
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pick somebody's brain »
To seek information from someone knowledgeable; to ask questions of someone.
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rack one's brain »
To struggle to think of or remember something.
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