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put someone's lights out

Verb CEFR C2

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."”

CEFR level

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

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