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Hit someone hard on the head. For example, The roof collapsed and a bunk of plaster brained him , or I'll brain you if you don't get to those dishes! This term is used both literally (first example) and hyperbolically (second example). [ Slang ; 1930s]Advertisement
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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