beat the hell out of

beat the hell out of
beat the hell out of (someone) 1. to hit someone hard and repeatedly.

Bill beat the hell out of me after we started arguing over a girl.

2. to completely defeat someone.

It's a thrill to beat the hell out of another team in front of 20,000 screaming fans.

Related vocabulary: it beats me

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  • beat the hell out of — (something) to be much better than something. It wasn t much of a plan, but it beat the hell out of sitting around the office waiting for something to happen …   New idioms dictionary

  • beat the hell out of someone — beat the hell out of (someone) 1. to hit someone hard and repeatedly. Bill beat the hell out of me after we started arguing over a girl. 2. to completely defeat someone. It s a thrill to beat the hell out of another team in front of 20,000… …   New idioms dictionary

  • beat the hell out of something — beat the hell out of (something) to be much better than something. It wasn t much of a plan, but it beat the hell out of sitting around the office waiting for something to happen …   New idioms dictionary

  • beat (the) hell out of somebody — beat/kick (the) ˈhell out of sb/sth | knock ˈhell out of sb/sth idiom (informal) to hit sb/sth very hard • He was a dirty player and loved to kick hell out of the opposition. Main entry: ↑hellidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat (the) hell out of something — beat/kick (the) ˈhell out of sb/sth | knock ˈhell out of sb/sth idiom (informal) to hit sb/sth very hard • He was a dirty player and loved to kick hell out of the opposition. Main entry: ↑hellidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat the hell out of someone — frighten/scare/beat/kick/the hell out of someone informal phrase to frighten or hurt someone very badly If you want to be shaken, this film will scare the hell out of you. Thesaurus: to attack a person or object …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat the hell out of — informal 1) beat (someone) very severely 2) surpass or defeat easily …   Useful english dictionary

  • the hell out of — informal + impolite used for emphasis after words like scare, frighten, and beat That movie scared the hell out of me. [=scared me very badly] The boxer beat the hell out of his opponent. • • • Main Entry: ↑hell …   Useful english dictionary

  • kick (the) hell out of somebody — beat/kick (the) ˈhell out of sb/sth | knock ˈhell out of sb/sth idiom (informal) to hit sb/sth very hard • He was a dirty player and loved to kick hell out of the opposition. Main entry: ↑hellidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • kick (the) hell out of something — beat/kick (the) ˈhell out of sb/sth | knock ˈhell out of sb/sth idiom (informal) to hit sb/sth very hard • He was a dirty player and loved to kick hell out of the opposition. Main entry: ↑hellidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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