beat the hell out of someone
- beat the hell out of someone
beat the hell out of someone & beat the living daylights out of someone & beat the pants off (of) someone & beat the shit out of someone & beat the socks off (of) someone & beat the stuffing out of someone & beat the tar out of someone
1. Fig. to defeat someone very badly. (Caution: the use of the word
shit
is considered vulgar and is offensive to many people.
Of
is usually retained before pronouns.) •
Our team beat the hell out of the other side.
•
We beat the stuffing out of the other side.
2. Fig. Inf. to batter someone severely. (Alludes to physical violence, not the removal of someone's pants.
Of
is usually retained before pronouns.) •
The thugs beat the living daylights out of their victim.
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If you do that again, I'll beat the pants off of you.
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Before the boxing match Max said he would beat the socks off Lefty.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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beat the hell out of someone — beat the hell out of (someone) 1. to hit someone hard and repeatedly. Bill beat the hell out of me after we started arguing over a girl. 2. to completely defeat someone. It s a thrill to beat the hell out of another team in front of 20,000… … New idioms dictionary
beat the hell out of someone — frighten/scare/beat/kick/the hell out of someone informal phrase to frighten or hurt someone very badly If you want to be shaken, this film will scare the hell out of you. Thesaurus: to attack a person or object … Useful english dictionary
beat the hell out of — (someone) 1. to hit someone hard and repeatedly. Bill beat the hell out of me after we started arguing over a girl. 2. to completely defeat someone. It s a thrill to beat the hell out of another team in front of 20,000 screaming fans. Related… … New idioms dictionary
frighten the hell out of someone — frighten/scare/beat/kick/the hell out of someone informal phrase to frighten or hurt someone very badly If you want to be shaken, this film will scare the hell out of you. Thesaurus: to attack a person or object … Useful english dictionary
scare the hell out of someone — frighten/scare/beat/kick/the hell out of someone informal phrase to frighten or hurt someone very badly If you want to be shaken, this film will scare the hell out of you. Thesaurus: to attack a person or object … Useful english dictionary
kick the hell out of someone — frighten/scare/beat/kick/the hell out of someone informal phrase to frighten or hurt someone very badly If you want to be shaken, this film will scare the hell out of you. Thesaurus: to attack a person or object … Useful english dictionary
beat the hell out of — informal 1) beat (someone) very severely 2) surpass or defeat easily … Useful english dictionary
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hell — [[t]he̱l[/t]] ♦♦♦ hells 1) N PROPER; N COUNT In some religions, hell is the place where the Devil lives, and where wicked people are sent to be punished when they die. Hell is usually imagined as being under the ground and full of flames. 2) N… … English dictionary
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