# knock the living daylights out of

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/knock-the-living-daylights-out-of
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To beat or strike someone.

## Examples

- The boxer threatened to knock the living daylights out of his opponent.
- If you touch my car again, I will knock the living daylights out of you.
- The hero vowed to knock the living daylights out of the villain for destroying his peaceful village.

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