beat the daylights out of

== English == === Alternative forms === beat the daylight out of === Pronunciation === === Verb === beat the daylights out of (third-person singular simple present beats the daylights out of, present participle beating the daylights out of, simple past beat the daylights out of, past participle beaten the daylights out of or beat the daylights out of) (transitive, idiomatic) To beat (someone) severely. (transitive, idiomatic) To defeat (someone) thoroughly and decisively, especially in a physical fight. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:clobber === References === “beat the daylights out of”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.