knock the living daylights out of vs sock

knock the living daylights out of

verb
  • To beat or strike someone. 

  • To greatly excel against (someone or something). 

  • To thoroughly and decisively defeat someone in a physical fight, especially by knocking out that person. 

sock

verb
  • To hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to. 

  • To throw. 

noun
  • A cat's or dog's lower leg that is a different color (usually white) from the color pattern on the rest of the animal. 

  • A sock puppet. 

  • A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors. 

  • A knitted or woven covering for the foot. 

  • A violent blow; a punch. 

  • A ploughshare. 

intj
  • The sound of a punch or powerful blow. 

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