beat the shit out of vs punish

beat the shit out of

verb
  • To beat (someone) severely. 

  • To defeat (someone) decisively in a fight or a competition. 

punish

verb
  • To handle or beat severely; to maul. 

  • To treat harshly and unfairly. 

  • To consume a large quantity of. 

  • To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action. 

How often have the words beat the shit out of and punish occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )