"beat the tar out of" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beats the tar out of [present, singular, third-person], beating the tar out of [participle, present], beat the tar out of [past], beaten the tar out of [participle, past], beat the tar out of [colloquial, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten:beat􂀿colloquial􂁀> the tar out of}} beat the tar out of (third-person singular simple present beats the tar out of, present participle beating the tar out of, simple past beat the tar out of, past participle beaten the tar out of or (colloquial) beat the tar out of)
  1. Synonym of beat the stuffing out of Synonyms: beat the stuffing out of [synonym, synonym-of], clobber
    Sense id: en-beat_the_tar_out_of-en-verb-BMZdtKpg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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