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beat the hell out of

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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 vocabulary: (it) beats me
See also: beat, hell


beat 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.
See also: beat, hell


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Had my back broke once and my hip twice, and on my worst day I could beat the hell out of you.
The PCAOB's McDonough, speaking off the cuff at the conclusion of the SEC's roundtable, said bluntly, "They know fully well that if they do something wrong, especially if it involved moral turpitude, we will beat the hell out of them.
With access to information from satellite and computer-based intelligence sources, as well as from ships, aircraft and other vehicles, this mobile-command beast and computer-equipped ride will definitely beat the hell out of any Playstation or enemy that gets in the way.
 
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