beat the shit out of someone
- beat the shit 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.
•
If you do that again, I'll beat the pants off of you.
•
Before the boxing match Max said he would beat the socks off Lefty.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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beat the shit out of someone — kick/beat/the shit out of someone impolite phrase to kick or hit someone very hard Thesaurus: to kick someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: shit … Useful english dictionary
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kick the shit out of someone — Go to beat the shit out of someone … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
beat the shit out of — I vulgar slang beat (someone) very severely II see beat … Useful english dictionary
shit — shit1 [ ʃıt ] noun 1. ) uncount IMPOLITE solid waste from a person s or animal s body a ) singular an occasion when you go to the toilet to get rid of solid waste 2. ) uncount IMPOLITE something you do not like or think is of very bad quality:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shit — I UK [ʃɪt] / US noun Word forms shit : singular shit plural shits 1) a) [uncountable] impolite solid waste from a person s or animal s body b) [singular] an occasion when you go to the toilet to get rid of solid waste 2) a) shit or shite… … English dictionary
shit — 1 noun taboo, especially spoken 1 shit!/oh shit! used to express anger, fear, or disappointment: Shit! I ve left my purse at home. 2 BODY WASTE (U) solid waste that comes out of your body from your bowels: Mind that dog shit! 3 have/get the shits … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beat — [[t]bi͟ːt[/t]] ♦ beats, beating, beaten (The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense.) 1) VERB If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard. [V n] My wife tried to stop them and they beat her... [V n to n] They… … English dictionary
shit — [[t]ʃɪ̱t[/t]] shits, shitting, shat 1) N UNCOUNT Some people use shit to refer to solid waste matter from the body of a human being or animal. [INFORMAL, RUDE] 2) VERB: V To shit means to get rid of solid waste matter from the body. [INFORMAL,… … English dictionary
shit — shit1 [ʃıt] interjection not polite used to express anger, annoyance, fear, or disappointment = ↑damn ▪ Shit! I ve left my purse at home. shit 2 shit2 S2 n spoken not polite ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body waste)¦ 2¦(something bad)¦ 3¦(stupid/untrue talk)¦ 4 not … Dictionary of contemporary English
