"knock the stuffing out of" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: knocks the stuffing out of [present, singular, third-person], knocking the stuffing out of [participle, present], knocked the stuffing out of [participle, past], knocked the stuffing out of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} knock the stuffing out of (third-person singular simple present knocks the stuffing out of, present participle knocking the stuffing out of, simple past and past participle knocked the stuffing out of)
  1. (informal, idiomatic) To cause (someone, a team) to lose energy and confidence. Tags: idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-knock_the_stuffing_out_of-en-verb-hW8ZKYGX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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