beat the daylights out of

Meaning

1. beat / knock the (living) daylights out of sb

   to hit sb very hard several times and hurt them very much

In the movies · 3

• and worrying the living daylights out of everybody?The Sword in the Stone1963
• Scared the living daylights out of me.To Kill a Mockingbird1962
• I'll choke the living daylights out of you.Theatre of Blood1973

From the same entry

• frighten the daylights out of
• daylight robbery
• broad daylight