beat the shit out of

present singular third person beats the shit out of · participle present beating the shit out of · participle past beaten the shit out of · alternative beat the snot out of

1. idiomaticvulgarTo beat (someone) severely.

   He had beat the shit out of her. Almost broke her jaw.

   1994, Eric Wilson, Strands, →ISBN, page 54

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   “Just a bunch of scumbags out to wreck Dublin city. The gardaí [police]^([sic]) should have free rein to beat the shit out of them.”

   2023 November 24, Rory Carroll, “‘Government is not listening’: anger over immigration spills into riot on Dublin’s streets”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

2. idiomaticvulgarTo defeat (someone) decisively in a fight or a competition.

   I think if it was one game, winner take all, and everyone was in shape... I would have to go with Dream Team I. To tell you the truth, I think they would beat the shit out of us.

   1999, Reggie Miller with Gene Wojciechowski, I Love Being the Enemy, →ISBN, page 58