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knock the living daylights out of

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1. knock the living daylights out of (someone) (idiomatic) To beat or strike someone. (idiomatic) To thoroughly and decisively defeat someone in a physical fight, especially by knocking out that person. (figuratively) To greatly excel against (someone or something). Source: ecdict

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someone idiomatic knock against beat daylights decisively defeat excel fight figuratively greatly knocking living person physical something strike thoroughly

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