beat\ the\ ---\ out\ of

beat\ the\ ---\ out\ of
• beat the --- out of
• lick the --- out of
• whale the --- out of
v. phr. informal
To beat hard; give a bad beating to. - Used with several words after "the", as "daylights", "living daylights", "tar".

The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out of him if Charlie came in his yard again.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • beat the --- out of — or[lick the out of] or[whale the out of] {v. phr.}, {informal} To beat hard; give a bad beating to. Used with several words after the , as daylights , living daylights , tar . * /The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out of… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • beat the --- out of — or[lick the out of] or[whale the out of] {v. phr.}, {informal} To beat hard; give a bad beating to. Used with several words after the , as daylights , living daylights , tar . * /The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out of… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • beat\ the\ daylights\ out\ of — • beat the out of • lick the out of • whale the out of v. phr. informal To beat hard; give a bad beating to. Used with several words after the , as daylights , living daylights , tar . The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out …   Словарь американских идиом

  • beat\ the\ living\ daylights\ out\ of — • beat the out of • lick the out of • whale the out of v. phr. informal To beat hard; give a bad beating to. Used with several words after the , as daylights , living daylights , tar . The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out …   Словарь американских идиом

  • beat\ the\ tar\ out\ of — • beat the out of • lick the out of • whale the out of v. phr. informal To beat hard; give a bad beating to. Used with several words after the , as daylights , living daylights , tar . The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out …   Словарь американских идиом

  • lick\ the\ ---\ out\ of — • beat the out of • lick the out of • whale the out of v. phr. informal To beat hard; give a bad beating to. Used with several words after the , as daylights , living daylights , tar . The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out …   Словарь американских идиом

  • whale\ the\ ---\ out\ of — • beat the out of • lick the out of • whale the out of v. phr. informal To beat hard; give a bad beating to. Used with several words after the , as daylights , living daylights , tar . The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out …   Словарь американских идиом

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