| Phrase/Idiom | beat / knock the living daylights out of someone |
|---|---|
| Definition | If a person beats the (living) daylights our of another, they hit them very hard and repeatedly. |
| Example | “If I catch you stealing again I’ll beat the daylights out of you!”, she yelled at him. |
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