"knock the daylights out of" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: knocks the daylights out of [present, singular, third-person], knocking the daylights out of [participle, present], knocked the daylights out of [participle, past], knocked the daylights out of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=knock the daylights out of}} knock 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)
  1. Alternative form of knock the living daylights out of Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: knock the living daylights out of
    Sense id: en-knock_the_daylights_out_of-en-verb-l87iS5pv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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