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Definition of daylights noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

daylights

noun

NAmE//ˈdeɪlaɪts//

[plural]

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beat/knock the (living) daylights out of somebody (informal)

to hit someone very hard several times and hurt them very much Get out or I'll beat the living daylights out of you!

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scare/frighten the (living) daylights out of somebody (informal)

to scare someone very much

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