Meaning of put someone's lights out | Babel Free

Definitions

To cause someone to become unconscious, especially by striking him or her.

idiomatic

Examples

“"He's taken an awful lot of punches in his last few fights and if Thomas hits him like that, he'll put his lights out. It'll be like a blackout."”

“"The last time I fought Mustafa, I just wanted to give him a beating. . . . This time, I want to put his lights out."”

“[H]e knew every trick in the books, combatwise, and "could put your lights out with a simple sustained pressure on a carotid nerve."”

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