living daylights

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BEAT THE --- OUT OF, KNOCK THE --- OUT OF.

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knock the living daylights out of

[knock the living daylights out of] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To render (someone) unconscious (said in exaggeration). * /The news almost knocked the living daylights out of me./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

beat the --- out of

[beat the --- out of] or [lick the --- out of] or [whale the --- out of] {v. phr.}, {informal} To beat hard; give a bad beating to. - Used […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

beat the shit out of

[beat the shit out of] {v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} See: [KNOCK THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

knock the stuffing out of

[knock the stuffing out of] See: [KNOCK THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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