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beating the stuffing out of

beating the stuffing out of is the present participle and gerund of beat the stuffing out of.

Meaning of beat the stuffing out of

Verb

beat the stuffing out of (third-person singular simple present beats the stuffing out of, present participle beating the stuffing out of, simple past beat the stuffing out of, past participle beaten the stuffing out of or (colloquial) beat the stuffing out of)

  1. (idiomatic) To beat very severely.
    • If you ever use that kind of language in front of my girlfriend again, I am going to beat the stuffing out of you.
  2. (idiomatic) To trounce, outdo, or triumph over.
    • The U.S. ski team beat the stuffing out of the Austrians in Alpine, but Norway took the gold home in Nordic.
    Synonyms:
    trounce, clobber

Questions about beating the stuffing out of

What is beating the stuffing out of the present participle and gerund of?
Beating the stuffing out of is the present participle and gerund of beat the stuffing out of.

Words near beating the stuffing out of in the dictionary

  1. beating the meat
  2. beating the odds
  3. beating the pants off
  4. beating the poop out of
  5. beating the shit out of
  6. beating the stuffing out of
  7. beating the system
  8. beating the tar out of
  9. beating the wing
  10. beating time
  11. beating to

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