I'll be 'brain-dead' in the morning if I don't get some sleep.
You would have to be 'brain-dead' not to see the problem.
Doctors determined that she was 'brain-dead'.
(..) other, don't really ever wanna talk... ...but the phone machine is like this relationship respirator... ...keeping these marginal, brain-dead relationships alive. We do it so when we come home, you can see the little flashing red light. You go, "All right, messages. " You see, people need that. (..)1992 TvShow: Seinfeld Title: The Bubble Boy Season: 4 Episode 7