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the daylights out of en · ADV

(informal, not-comparable) Used as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.
- Hi I am Kathryn Ann. I am a 47-year-old construction worker, I am married and have been for 28 years. I am also a cross dresser and have been as long as I can remember. I have never been out of the closet, but now the need to express myself is very strong! But scares the daylights out of me. I have lived the so called man's life and now I need to express my female side. But I have no idea where and how to do this safely, quietly and supportively, as I have no friends like myself in this matter. 1999 March 14, Rachael, “Dear Rachael 3/99”, in TransGender Forum (offline archive), archived from the original on 25 Oct 2023:
- It scared the daylights out of us!
- 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:
- 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:

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