The bully threatened to beat the daylights out of him.
beat the daylights out of
idiomTo beat (someone) severely.
The angry man shouted that he would beat the daylights out of anyone who touched his car.
The protagonist vowed to beat the daylights out of his rival if he ever dared to show his face in the village again.
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beat a dead horse
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
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beat a retreat
To leave hastily in the face of opposition.
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beat around the bush
To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.
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beat as one
To share the same feelings.
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beat Banaghan
To tell wonderful stories, or something which is amazing and remarkable.
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beat feet
To run.
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beat it
To leave; to go away.
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beat off
To masturbate by stimulating one's own penis.