- punch someone out
- punch someone out†Sl. to overcome or beat someone by punching. •
He threatened to punch me out.
•The thug punched out the cop and ran down an alley.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
punch someone out
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punch someone out — tv. to knock someone out. (See also punch someone’s lights out.) □ He threatened to punch me out. CD The thug punched out the cop and ran down an alley … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
punch lights out — punch (someone s) lights out informal to hit someone hard again and again. He wouldn t shut up so I punched his lights out … New idioms dictionary
punch someone's lights out — punch/put/someone’s lights out informal phrase to hit someone very hard in the face Thesaurus: to hit a personsynonym Main entry: light * * * … Useful english dictionary
punch someone's lights out — punch (someone s) lights out informal to hit someone hard again and again. He wouldn t shut up so I punched his lights out … New idioms dictionary
punch someone’s lights out — tv. to knock someone out; to close someone’s eyes with a hard blow. □ Shut up, or I’ll punch your lights out. □ He threatened to punch my lights out. CD You want me to punch out your lights? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
punch someone's lights out — beat someone up. → lights … English new terms dictionary
punch someone's lights out — Vrb phrs. To beat up someone … English slang and colloquialisms
lay someone out — 1. tv. to scold someone severely. (See also laid out.) □ Don’t lay me out! I didn’t do it! CD She really laid out the guy but good. What did he do, rob a bank? 2. tv. to knock someone down with a punch. □ I can’t wait to get into that ring and… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
lay someone out — (informal) KNOCK OUT/DOWN, knock unconscious, fell, floor, flatten; informal KO, kayo; Brit. informal knock for six. → lay * * * 1) prepare someone for burial after death 2) informal knock someone unconscious … Useful english dictionary
punch — 1 verb (T) 1 to hit someone or something hard with your fist (=closed hand): punch sb in/on sth: Gallacher swung round and punched me hard in the stomach. | punch sb/sth: I punched the wall in anger. | punch the air (=to make a movement like a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
punch out — verb register one s departure from work • Syn: ↑clock out, ↑clock off • Ant: ↑punch in, ↑clock in (for: ↑clock out) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
