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• Beat off

  to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly. to dash against: rain beating the trees. to flutter, flap, or rotate in or against: beating the air with its wings. to sound, as on a drum: beating a steady rhythm; to beat a tattoo. to stir vigorously: Beat the egg whites well. to break, forge, or make […]

• Beat one's brains out

  Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions. Zoology. (in many invertebrates) a part of the nervous system more or less corresponding to […]

• Beat one's gums

  Often, gums. Also called gingiva. the firm, fleshy tissue covering the alveolar parts of either jaw and enveloping the necks of the teeth. to masticate (food) with the gums instead of teeth. to shape or renew the teeth of (a saw), as by grinding. beat one’s gums, Slang. to talk excessively or ineffectively. noun any […]

• Beat one's head against the wall

  Also, bang or run one’s head against or into a brick wall. Waste one’s time in a hopeless enterprise, as in I have tried many times to convince him to stop smoking, but I’m beating my head against a brick wall. The metaphoric phrase alludes to a physical expression of frustration. [ Late 1500s ] […]

• Beat one's meat

  beat one’s meat verb phrase (Variations: flog or pound may replace beat; dummy or log may replace meat) To masturbate (1960s+)

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