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? 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 4 Mar. 2025.

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