The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out of him if Charlie came in his yard again.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
beat the tar out of — beat/knock the tar out of (someone) American, informal to keep hitting someone hard, or to completely defeat someone. We used to fight a lot as kids and he always beat the tar out of me. He was tired of her knocking the tar out of him when they… … New idioms dictionary
beat the tar out of — When you want to beat the tar out of someone, you want to beat them up badly … The small dictionary of idiomes
beat the tar out of someone — beat/knock the tar out of (someone) American, informal to keep hitting someone hard, or to completely defeat someone. We used to fight a lot as kids and he always beat the tar out of me. He was tired of her knocking the tar out of him when they… … New idioms dictionary
beat the tar out of — beat (or whale) the tar out of informal beat or thrash severely … Useful english dictionary
beat\ the\ daylights\ out\ of — • beat the out of • lick the out of • whale the out of v. phr. informal To beat hard; give a bad beating to. Used with several words after the , as daylights , living daylights , tar . The big kid told Charlie that he would beat the daylights out … Словарь американских идиом
knock the tar out of — beat/knock the tar out of (someone) American, informal to keep hitting someone hard, or to completely defeat someone. We used to fight a lot as kids and he always beat the tar out of me. He was tired of her knocking the tar out of him when they… … New idioms dictionary
beat (or whale) the tar out of N. Amer. — beat (or whale) the tar out of N. Amer. informal beat or thrash severely. → tar … English new terms dictionary
knock the tar out of someone — beat/knock the tar out of (someone) American, informal to keep hitting someone hard, or to completely defeat someone. We used to fight a lot as kids and he always beat the tar out of me. He was tired of her knocking the tar out of him when they… … New idioms dictionary
beat, knock, or whale the tar out of — idi beat, knock, or whale the tar out of, to beat mercilessly … From formal English to slang
whale the tar out of someone — tv. to pank or beat someone. (Sometimes said to a child.) □ My father threatened to whale the tar out of me. □ I’ll whale the tar out of you when we get home if you don’t settle down … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
