beat\ the\ tar\ out\ of

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 of him if Charlie came in his yard again.


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

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  • 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

  • knock the tar out of — beat/knock the tar out of (someone) American, informal to keep hitting someone hard, or to completely defeat someone. We used to fight a lot as kids and he always beat the tar out of me. He was tired of her knocking the tar out of him when they… …   New idioms dictionary

  • beat (or whale) the tar out of N. Amer. — beat (or whale) the tar out of N. Amer. informal beat or thrash severely. → tar …   English new terms dictionary

  • knock the tar out of someone — beat/knock the tar out of (someone) American, informal to keep hitting someone hard, or to completely defeat someone. We used to fight a lot as kids and he always beat the tar out of me. He was tired of her knocking the tar out of him when they… …   New idioms dictionary

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  • whale the tar out of someone — tv. to pank or beat someone. (Sometimes said to a child.) □ My father threatened to whale the tar out of me. □ I’ll whale the tar out of you when we get home if you don’t settle down …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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