Meaning of seven bells | Babel Free

Definitions

Said to be beaten, knocked, etc. out of a person who is severely violently assaulted.

plural, plural-only, slang

Examples

“If they told a boy they would knock seven bells out of him if he did a certain thing, when he did that thing, seven bells invariably were knocked out of him.”

“We beat seven bells out of each other, he broke my nose, I split open his eye, and I ended up winning on points.”

CEFR level