Wiktionary
alt. 1 (context transitive idiomatic English) To beat (someone) severely 2 (context transitive idiomatic English) To defeat (someone) thoroughly and decisively, especially in a physical fight. vb. 1 (context transitive idiomatic English) To beat (someone) severely 2 (context transitive idiomatic English) To defeat (someone) thoroughly and decisively, especially in a physical fight.
Usage examples of "beat the daylights out of".
Be out of town today, then - or I'll tell eight of the biggest men in my parish to get sticks and beat the daylights out of you and throw you into the ocean.
Be out of town today, then -- or I'll tell eight of the biggest men in my parish to get sticks and beat the daylights out of you and throw you into the ocean.
I told Wilson I'd beat the daylights out of him if he laid a hand on her, but there are other methods of torture, and after he has recovered from his initial rage against Rachel he won't spare Mary Ella.
Mason came to Denver and personally beat the daylights out of Louey.
He beat the daylights out of them, and after, that I was his charge.
And they beat the daylights out of us if we were late, or didn't learn our lessons, but usually it was easy for me.
I came here to beat the daylights out of him because of what he did to my old man, and he held me up at rifle-point.