beat the (living) daylights out of
idiom
: to beat (someone) very badly
They threatened to beat the (living) daylights out of him.
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So why are so many acting like Amazon just beat the living daylights out of 007?
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James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
Raising the brutality, the players beat the daylights out of each other.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
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James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
Raising the brutality, the players beat the daylights out of each other.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
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“Beat the (living) daylights out of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20the%20%28living%29%20daylights%20out%20of. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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