beat the tar out of
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beat/knock the tar out of somebody (American informal)

to keep hitting someone hard, or to completely defeat someone We used to fight a lot as kids and he always beat the tar out of me. He was tired of her knocking the tar out of him when they played checkers.

See also: beat, out, tar

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While everyone would like to knock the tar out of a boat thief, it wouldn't be nice to drag some guy out of his own boat because he was checking his bilge at night. Ask Cap'n Drew by Brown, Drew / BOAT/U.S. Magazine More results

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