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Definition

To beat (someone) severely.

To defeat (someone) thoroughly and decisively, especially in a physical fight.

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In Context

  • "Punching fast and furiously, I would beat the daylights out of them until they were bloody all over."
  • "The guy beat the daylights out of me, and I made a dollar. My wrestling license cost five dollars."
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Also Said As

  • clobber
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Related Idioms

b

beat the shit out of

To beat (someone) severely.

 k

knock the living daylights out of

To beat or strike someone.

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kick someone's ass

To clobber someone; to beat someone severely.

 b

beat someone's brains out

To beat someone very severely (especially in the head).

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beat the poop out of

To beat (someone) severely.

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beat someone's arse

Alternative form of beat someone's ass.
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