beat the stuffing out of

verb

To beat very severely.

“The U.S. ski team beat the stuffing out of the Austrians in Alpine, but Norway took the gold home in Nordic.”

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Meanings

verbbeat the stuffing out of (third-person singular simple present beats the stuffing out of, present participle beating the stuffing out of, simple past beat the stuffing out of, past participle beaten the stuffing out of or (colloquial) beat the stuffing out of)

present singular third person beats the stuffing out of · participle present beating the stuffing out of · participle past beaten the stuffing out of

  1. idiomaticTo beat very severely.

    If you ever use that kind of language in front of my girlfriend again, I am going to beat the stuffing out of you.

    1 more example

    At the fiesta, the kids beat the stuffing out of the pinata, and their parents beat the stuffing out of a drunk who walked up and made threats.

  2. idiomaticTo trounce, outdo, or triumph over.

    The U.S. ski team beat the stuffing out of the Austrians in Alpine, but Norway took the gold home in Nordic.

    Synonyms: trounce, clobber

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo trounce, outdo, or triumph over.

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trounceclobber
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APA

beat the stuffing out of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20the%20stuffing%20out%20of

MLA

“beat the stuffing out of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20the%20stuffing%20out%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beat the stuffing out of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20the%20stuffing%20out%20of.

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