knock the daylight out of in English

Forms: knocks the daylight out of [present, singular, third-person], knocking the daylight out of [participle, present], knocked the daylight out of [participle, past], knocked the daylight out of [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=knock the daylight out of}} knock 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)

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      "form": "knocks the daylight out of",
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "knocked the daylight out of",
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        "Synonym of beat the daylights out of"
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  "word": "knock the daylight out of"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "knocks the daylight out of",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knocking the daylight out of",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knocked the daylight out of",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knocked the daylight out of",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "word": "clobber"
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  ],
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"knock the daylight out of" meaning in English

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