Braindead In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Braindead", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2021-05-17 06:05

Meaning of Braindead (redirected from be brain-dead )

Be brain-dead adjective

"Be brain-dead" means that a person no longer has any brain functions.

The girl was brain-dead because she had a nasty fall from the second floor onto the ground,

When one is mentally tired or unable to concentrate, one can perform poorly or make easily avoidable mistakes.

A: Five minus two equals one B: What! You are brain-dead. You need a break right now.

I've finished studying online lasting 6 hours, I'm brain-dead.

Other phrases about:

running on fumes
To continue operating with little energy, resources or money
I can't be fagged (to do something)

Said when you are too tired to do something

dead tired

Completely fatigued.

(one's) nerves are shot

Used when one suffers from mental or emotional exhaustion

bonged (out)

Very tired as you've used too much cannabis.
 

Grammar and Usage of Be brain-dead

Verb Forms

  • am/is/are brain-dead
  • was/were brain-dead

The verb "be" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Be brain-dead

The origin of this slang is based on its figurative use of the adjective "brain-dead".

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If you swallow the bait, you take something that someone offers you, or agree to do something that someone asks you to do without knowing that it is a trick or way of getting something from you.

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