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Meaning of beat the daylights out of | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. To beat (someone) severely.
    idiomatic, transitive
  2. To defeat (someone) thoroughly and decisively, especially in a physical fight.
    idiomatic, transitive

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

beat the drum beat the drum for beat the dummy beat the dust beat the hoof beat the meat

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