Beat the living daylights out of one In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "beat the living daylights out of one", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2021-07-04 04:07

Meaning of Beat the living daylights out of one

Synonyms:

beat the pants off , beat the tar out of one , beat the snot out of

Beat the living daylights out of one American British informal

1. To attack or beat someone badly with punches and other strikes, so that they suffer serious harm
 

Jason is in the hospital because the gangsters beat the daylights out of him.

My captain threatens to beat the living daylights out of me if I lie to him about my absence's reason.

2. To convincingly defeat one in a particular competition
 

Poland squad conceded 4 goals, the England team beat the living daylights out of that team.

Patrik Schick scored a hat trick and helped his team beat the living daylights out of the opposing team.

Other phrases about:

carry all before (one)

If you say that you carry all before you, you mean that you successfully defeat all of your opponents in a battle or a competition.

bash (someone's) brains in

To hit, attack or strike someone in a way that causes serious injury or death

pepper with

1. To sprinkle or cover something with a lot of something 
2. To add or mix a lot of something in something such as a speech,video, story etc
3. To continuously attack someone or something with something such as stones, bullets, etc

clip over the ear

A slap on the side of one's head, usually as a punishment 

clean (one's) plow

To attack or wrestle with someone and cause them to suffer a significant injury

Grammar and Usage of Beat the living daylights out of one

Verb Forms

  • beat the living daylights out of one
  • to beat the living daylights out of one
  • beats the living daylights out of one
  • beaten the living daylights out of one
  • beating the living daylights out of one

The verb "beat" should be conjugated according to its tense.
 

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punch (one's) ticket

1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work

Example:

1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket. 
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.

 

 

 

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