"knocking the daylights out of" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} knocking the daylights out of
  1. present participle and gerund of knock the daylights out of Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: knock the daylights out of
    Sense id: en-knocking_the_daylights_out_of-en-verb-q3S7shQS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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