knock the living daylights out of English

Meaning knock the living daylights out of meaning

What does knock the living daylights out of mean?

knock the living daylights out of verb

— (idiomatic) To beat or strike someone.

— (idiomatic) To thoroughly and decisively defeat someone in a physical fight, especially by knocking out that person.

— (figurative) To greatly excel against (someone or something).