knock the daylights out of

A form of knock the living daylights out of — To beat or strike someone.

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Meanings

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

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

  1. alternativeAlternative form of knock the living daylights out of.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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