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beat the stuffing out of
vs
knock the daylight out of
beat the stuffing out of
verb
To trounce, outdo, or triumph over.
To beat very severely.
knock the daylight out of
verb
Synonym of beat the daylights out of
How often have the words
beat the stuffing out of
and
knock the daylight out of
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