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beat the hell out of someone and 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. begin to see daylight Fig. to begin to see the end of a long task. I've been working on my thesis for two years, and at last I'm beginning to see daylight. I've been so busy. Only in the last week have I begun to see daylight. daylight robbery Fig. the practice of blatantly or grossly overcharging. It's daylight robbery to charge that amount of money for a hotel room! The cost of renting a car at that place is daylight robbery. See also: robbery frighten the hell out of someone and frighten the pants off someone; frighten the living daylights out of someone; scare the living daylights out of someone; scare the shit out of someone; scare the wits out of someone to frighten someone badly, suddenly or both. (Use of hell and shit are crude.) These figures frighten the hell out of me. The door blew shut and scared the shit out of me. It takes a lot to scare the pants off a hardened criminal. in broad daylight in the open light of day; clearly visible. The crime was committed in broad daylight. Bill stood there in broad daylight, but we never saw him. See also: broad knock the (living) daylights out of someone Fig. Inf. to beat someone severely. If you do that again, I will knock the living daylights out of you. Fred wants to knock the living daylights out of his enemy, Mike "Fingers" Moran. beat/knock the (living) daylights out of somebody to hit someone very hard many times I'll knock the living daylights out of him if I catch him doing it again! daylight robbery (British, American & Australian) also highway robbery (American & Australian) a situation in which you are charged much more for something than you think you should have to pay Three pounds for an orange juice? It's daylight robbery! See also: robbery frighten/scare the (living) daylights out of somebody to frighten someone very much Don't come up behind me like that. You scared the living daylights out of me! frighten/scare the hell out of somebody (informal) to make someone feel very frightened He drives like a madman - frightens the hell out of me. in broad daylight if a crime is committed in broad daylight, it happens during the day when it could easily have been seen and prevented The man was shot at close range in broad daylight in front of his house. See also: broad beat the hell out of somebody 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 vocabulary: (it) beats mebeat the hell out of something to be much better than something It wasn't much of a plan, but it beat the hell out of sitting around the office waiting for something to happen. in broad daylight when anyone can see what is happening These robberies took place in broad daylight and not one person has been arrested for them! Usage notes: often used to show great surprise that something evil could be done without any effort to hide it See also: broad How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The consultant for the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, "commissioned a thriller novel whose aim was to scare the living daylights out of folks who might want to buy cheap drugs from Canada, reports the New York Daily News. The greatest source of that love and support around her comes from her partner, Dale Fanning, who also happens to be her primary producer (besides Hsu-Li herself) and drummer, performing with her when he's not playing with his jazz trio, the Living Daylights. We see lots of folks on TV jumping into bed with each other at the drop of a hat, and lots of others beating the living daylights out of somebody--but we hardly ever see people just holding hands, or hugging for more than two seconds. |
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