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mental soundness, wits, consciousness.
It scared the daylights out of us!
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daylights — UK [ˈdeɪˌlaɪts] US noun informal Phrases: beat the daylights out of someone ▪ beat the living daylights out of someone ▪ frighten the daylights out of someone ▪ frighten the living daylights out of someone ▪ knock the daylights out of someone ▪… … Useful english dictionary
daylights — n. (colloq.) insides 1) to beat, wallop the daylights out of smb. wits 2) to scare the (living) daylights out of smb. * * * wallop the daylights out of smb. (colloq.) [ insides ] to beat [ wits ] to scare the (living) daylights out of smb … Combinatory dictionary
daylights — [[t]de͟ɪlaɪts[/t]] 1) PHRASE: V inflects If you knock the living daylights out of someone, or beat the living daylights out of them, you hit them very hard many times. [INFORMAL] Go on lads, beat the living daylights out of them! 2) PHRASE: V… … English dictionary
daylights — /ˈdeɪlaɪts/ (say dayluyts) phrase Colloquial 1. beat (or belt) the (living) daylights out of someone, to give someone a sound beating. 2. scare (or fr …
daylights — day|lights [ deı,laıts ] noun INFORMAL beat/knock the (living) daylights out of someone to hit someone very hard many times so that you injure them seriously scare/frighten the (living) daylights out of someone to make someone suddenly feel very… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
daylights — UK [ˈdeɪˌlaɪts] / US noun informal beat/knock the (living) daylights out of someone to hit someone very hard many times so that you injure them seriously scare/frighten the (living) daylights out of someone to make someone suddenly feel very… … English dictionary
daylights — n. eyes (very old slang for human eyes)n. light of day … English contemporary dictionary
daylights out of, knock the (living) — Thrash. Overwhelm. Overcome. Defeat heavily … A concise dictionary of English slang
daylights out of — … Useful english dictionary
The Living Daylights (canción) — «The Living Daylights (1987)» Sencillo de A ha del álbum The Living Daylights Stay On These Roads Formato 7 y 12 Duración The Living Daylights (Versión del Álbum) (4:46), The Living Daylights (Versión 7 ) (4:04) Discográfica Ryk … Wikipedia Español
