beat the tar out of someone
- beat the tar out of someone
- beat/knock the tar out of (someone)
to keep hitting someone hard, or to completely defeat someone.
We used to fight a lot as kids and he always beat the tar out of me.
He was tired of her knocking the tar out of him when they played checkers.
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beat the tar out of — When you want to beat the tar out of someone, you want to beat them up badly … The small dictionary of idiomes
beat the tar out of — beat/knock the tar out of (someone) American, informal to keep hitting someone hard, or to completely defeat someone. We used to fight a lot as kids and he always beat the tar out of me. He was tired of her knocking the tar out of him when they… … New idioms dictionary
knock the tar out of someone — beat/knock the tar out of (someone) American, informal to keep hitting someone hard, or to completely defeat someone. We used to fight a lot as kids and he always beat the tar out of me. He was tired of her knocking the tar out of him when they… … New idioms dictionary
whale the tar out of someone — tv. to pank or beat someone. (Sometimes said to a child.) □ My father threatened to whale the tar out of me. □ I’ll whale the tar out of you when we get home if you don’t settle down … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
knock the tar out of — beat/knock the tar out of (someone) American, informal to keep hitting someone hard, or to completely defeat someone. We used to fight a lot as kids and he always beat the tar out of me. He was tired of her knocking the tar out of him when they… … New idioms dictionary
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wail on someone — in. to beat someone. (See also whale the tar out of someone.) □ Who are those two guys wailing on Sam? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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