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knocked the daylight out of

knocked the daylight out of is the simple past and past participle of knock the daylight out of.

Meaning of knock the daylight out of

Verb

knock the daylight out of (third-person singular simple present knocks the daylight out of, present participle knocking the daylight out of, simple past and past participle knocked the daylight out of)

  1. Synonym of beat the daylights out of.

Questions about knocked the daylight out of

What is knocked the daylight out of the simple past and past participle of?
Knocked the daylight out of is the simple past and past participle of knock the daylight out of.

Words near knocked the daylight out of in the dictionary

  1. knocked someone over with a feather
  2. knocked someone's socks off
  3. knocked someone's wind out
  4. knocked the ball out of the park
  5. knocked the corners off
  6. knocked the daylight out of
  7. knocked the daylights out of
  8. knocked the living daylights out of
  9. knocked the stuffing out of
  10. knocked the wind out of someone's sails
  11. knocked together

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