knock the daylight out of

verb

Synonym of beat the daylights out of.

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beat the daylights out ofclobber
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Meanings

verbknock the daylight out of (third-person singular simple present knocks the daylight out of, present participle knocking the daylight out of, simple past and past participle knocked the daylight out of)

present singular third person knocks the daylight out of · participle present knocking the daylight out of · participle past knocked the daylight out of · past knocked the daylight out of

  1. Synonym of beat the daylights out of.

    Synonyms: beat the daylights out of, clobber

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of beat the daylights out of.

Similar
beat the daylights out ofclobber
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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