daylights
noun /ˈdeɪlaɪts/
/ˈdeɪlaɪts/
[plural]Idioms Idioms
beat/knock the (living) daylights out of somebody
- (informal) to hit somebody very hard several times and hurt them very much
- Get out or I’ll beat the living daylights out of you!
frighten/scare the (living) daylights out of somebody
- (informal) to frighten somebody very much