Meaning of knock the stuffing out of | Babel Free

Definitions

To cause (someone, a team) to lose energy and confidence.

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“Chelsea knocked the stuffing out of Brighton well before the final whistle when they beat them 1-3 at Brighton.”

“Added to these woes was the Treasury's demands for across-the-board train operator cost-cutting of broadly 10%. Passenger rail's slow, patchy and fragile recovery had the stuffing knocked out of it once more.”

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