Idiom
put someone's lights out
Meaning
To cause someone to become unconscious, especially by striking him or her.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The boxer threatened to put his opponent's lights out.”
“The bodyguard warned the intruder that he would put his lights out if he did not leave immediately.”
“During the chaotic brawl, a single, precise blow from the veteran fighter was enough to put the attacker's lights out.”
Examples
simple
“The boxer threatened to put his opponent's lights out.”
contextual
“The bodyguard warned the intruder that he would put his lights out if he did not leave immediately.”
complex
“During the chaotic brawl, a single, precise blow from the veteran fighter was enough to put the attacker's lights out.”
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