pound out

Meaning

1. pound sth out

   to play music loudly on a musical instrument

   to pound out a tune on the piano

In the movies · 7

• Our pounds out of our pockets to pay for that swagger.The Wind That Shakes the Barley2006
• We want to get a million pounds out of this country.Bohemian Rhapsody2018
• Any doubt I had got pounded out of me at the academy.Toy Story 32010
• Knock 'em out! Pound 'em dead! Make 'em tea! Buy 'em drinks!Shrek 22004
• The dog pounds get cleaned out twice a day.Something the Lord Made2004
• You'll just figure out some other way to pound the crap out of him.The Adam Project2022
• What-What do you mean? You can just pound the lumps out of a mattress?Cheaper by the Dozen2003

From the same entry

• your pound of flesh
• in for a penny, in for a pound
• prevention is better than cure