"daylights" meaning in All languages combined

See daylights on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: – [singular], daylights [plural]
Head templates: {{noun2}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A person's daylights are his mental stability or his wits.
    Sense id: simple-daylights-en-noun-3nj4SS81
     
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          "text": "You scared the daylights out of me!"
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          "text": "My dad will knock the living daylights out of me if I'm late."
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