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baby brainForgetfulness incurred from pregnancy.Rate it:

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brain bucketA protective helmet, as worn, for example, by a motorcyclist, bicyclist, or soldier in combat.Rate it:

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beat one's brainTo struggle to think or remember somethingRate it:

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bird of one's own brainOne's own idea or conception.Rate it:

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brain teaserpuzzleRate it:

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brain-deadHaving no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy.Rate it:

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brain crampA temporary mental lapse, such as an inability to remember something, to focus one's attention, to understand something, or to perform some other mental task of which one would ordinarily be capable.Rate it:

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"how can i believe someone who doesn't use 100% of their brain?"BrainRate it:

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"how can i say i'm right if i don't use 100% of my brain?"BrainRate it:

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"if the human being doesn't use 100% of his brain, how can he be right in the things he does and speBrainRate it:

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"if you don't use 100% of your brain, how are you right in what you do or say?"BrainRate it:

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"since i don't use 100% of my brain, i can't say i'm right in what i do or say."BrainRate it:

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brain bucketThe skull.Rate it:

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brain candyA narrative, commentary, etc. which amuses and holds one's attention, but which lacks intellectual depth or importance.Rate it:

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brain fartA lapse in the thought process; an inability to think or remember something clearly.Rate it:

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brain fartSomething ill-considered and said or done impulsively.Rate it:

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brain surgeonSomeone who does brain surgery.Rate it:

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brain surgeonSomeone very intelligent.Rate it:

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brain surgerySurgery on any part of the nervous system, especially the brain; neurosurgery.Rate it:

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brain surgerySomething that is overly complex, detailed or confusing.Rate it:

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brain-deadHaving an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.Rate it:

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lame brainA slow person; someone who is slow to understand a task.Rate it:

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on the brainObsessively in mind.Rate it:

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pick somebody's brainTo seek information from someone knowledgeable; to ask questions of someone.Rate it:

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pick someone's brainTo seek information from someone knowledgeable; to ask questions of someone.Rate it:

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rack one's brainTo struggle to think of or remember something.Rate it:

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blood in the waterIn a competitive situation, the exhibition of apparent weakness or vulnerability by one party, especially when this leads to a feeling of vulnerability or greater pressure to perform on the part of the weak party, and/or enhanced expectation of victory by the other(s).Rate it:

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blood is thicker than waterFamily relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!Rate it:

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get blood out of a stoneTo do something difficult, frustrating, or pointless.Rate it:

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in your bloodingrained in or fundamental to your character, as if inheritedRate it:

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your blood's worth bottlingA form of praise or admiration.Rate it:

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blood moonThe moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse.Rate it:

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too rich for one's bloodToo expensive or fancy to suit one's taste or preferences.Rate it:

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Can't Get Blood from a StoneTo be unable of doing impossible things,Rate it:

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make someone's blood boilTo cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling to others.Rate it:

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blood maryVodka and tomato juiceRate it:

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Blood is Thicker than WaterThere is no other replacement for blood relations. What a person from your family or relatives can do for you, will not be done by strangers in a good senseRate it:

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bad bloodFeelings of hostility or ill will.Rate it:

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bad bloodAn inherited immoral or disturbed nature.Rate it:

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bad bloodA serious feud or grudge.Rate it:

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blood and gutsgore; gruesome images.Rate it:

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blood and thunderViolent action and language, esp. of a melodramatic kindRate it:

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blood in the waterAlternative spelling of Blood in the Water.Rate it:

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Blue BloodBelonging to upper class of the society or having a royal backgroundRate it:

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draw first bloodreferring to the first participant(s) in a game, contest, debate, etc. to gain an advantage over their opponent; to score first points in any competitionRate it:

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get blood from a stoneTo do something difficult, frustrating, or pointless.Rate it:

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have blood on one's handsTo be responsible for a violent act.Rate it:

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have someone's blood on one's headTo be responsible for someone's death, pain, or misfortune.Rate it:

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I have high blood pressureIndicates that the speaker has hypertension.Rate it:

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I have low blood pressureIndicates that the speaker has hypotension.Rate it:

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