- whale the --- out of
- See: BEAT THE --- OUT OF.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
whale the --- out of
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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
whale the --- out of — See: BEAT THE OUT OF … Dictionary of American idioms
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 … 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
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
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
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
beat, knock, or whale the tar out of — idi beat, knock, or whale the tar out of, to beat mercilessly … From formal English to slang
Whale surfacing behaviour — Whales exhibit various types of behaviour when they surface. This article describes the different behaviours commonly observed at sea and the possible reasons for the behaviour.Breaching, lunging and porpoisingA breach or a lunge is a leap out of … Wikipedia
