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knocking the daylight out of

knocking the daylight out of is the present participle and gerund 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 knocking the daylight out of

What is knocking the daylight out of the present participle and gerund of?
Knocking the daylight out of is the present participle and gerund of knock the daylight out of.

Words near knocking the daylight out of in the dictionary

  1. knocking someone's wind out
  2. knocking spirit
  3. knocking spirits
  4. knocking the ball out of the park
  5. knocking the corners off
  6. knocking the daylight out of
  7. knocking the daylights out of
  8. knocking the living daylights out of
  9. knocking the stuffing out of
  10. knocking the wind out of someone's sails
  11. knocking together

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