seven bells out of

adverb

Used as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.

“to beat seven bells out of someone”

Similar
seven hells out ofthe bejeebers out ofthe bejesus out ofthe crap out ofthe daylight out ofthe daylights out ofthe devil out ofthe dickens out of
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Meanings

adverbseven bells out of (not comparable)
  1. not comparableslangUsed as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.

    to beat seven bells out of someone

    2 more examples

    If they told a boy they would knock seven bells out of him if he did a certain thing, when he did that thing, seven bells invariably were knocked out of him.

    1909, Jack London, Mauki

    We beat seven bells out of each other, he broke my nose, I split open his eye, and I ended up winning on points.

    2022, Paul Taylor, Death by Comfort

    Synonyms: seven hells out of, the bejeebers out of, the bejesus out of, the crap out of, the daylight out of, the daylights out of, the devil out of, the dickens out of

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbUsed as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.

Similar
seven hells out ofthe bejeebers out ofthe bejesus out ofthe crap out ofthe daylight out ofthe daylights out ofthe devil out ofthe dickens out ofthe flying fuck out ofthe fuck out ofthe fuckola out ofthe heck out ofthe hell out ofthe life out ofthe living crap out ofthe living daylights out ofthe living shit out ofthe pantaloons offthe pants off
Also see
seven hells out ofthe bejeebers out ofthe bejesus out ofthe crap out ofthe daylights out ofthe dickens out ofthe flying fuck out ofthe fuckola out ofthe fuck out ofthe heck out ofthe hell out ofthe life out ofthe living daylights out ofthe living shit out ofthe piss out ofthe poop out ofthe shit out ofthe snot out ofthe stuffing out ofthe tar out of

Origin

From seven bells.

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