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beat the daylights out of en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To beat (someone) severely.
    • Punching fast and furiously, I would beat the daylights out of them until they were bloody all over. 1993, Lester Sumrall, The Life Story of Lester Sumrall, →ISBN:
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To defeat (someone) thoroughly and decisively, especially in a physical fight.
    • The guy beat the daylights out of me, and I made a dollar. My wrestling license cost five dollars. 2007, Greg Oliver, The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels, →ISBN, page 42:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
beating the daylights out of Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beat the daylights out of Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beat the daylights out of Tense=Past lexicographic
beat the daylight out of alternative lexicographic
beaten the daylights out of Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beats the daylights out of Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

clobber