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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesめった打ちにする
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mettauchi ni suru
"彼は相手をめった打ちにした。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To assault or thrash someone severely and mercilessly.
"He threatened to beat the living daylights out of anyone who touched his bicycle." - 2
To defeat an opponent overwhelmingly in a contest or game.
"Our local football team beat the daylights out of the visiting champions."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in 19th-century British colloquial English, this idiom uses hyperbole comparing the physical beating to driving the very life or consciousness out of a person. The variant 'seven bells' likely derives from naval ship's bells struck during watches, implying a thorough and systematic beating.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Beat the living daylights out of" is said worldwide
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tabasser
Transliteration: ta-ba-se
"Il a menacé de le tabasser."
windelweich prügeln
Transliteration: vɪndəlvaɪç ˈpʁyːɡəln
"Er drohte ihn windelweich zu prügeln."
suonare le campane
Transliteration: swɔˈnaːre le kamˈpaːne
"Lo ha riempito di botte."
dar una paliza
Transliteration: daɾ ˈu.na paˈli.sa
"Le dieron una paliza tremenda."
espancar
Transliteration: is.pɐ̃ˈkaɾ
"Ele ameaçou espancar o ladrão."
बुरी तरह पीटना
Transliteration: burī tarah pīṭnā
"उसने चोर को बुरी तरह पीटा।"
痛打
Transliteration: tòng dǎ
"他被狠狠地痛打了一顿。"
사정없이 패다
Transliteration: sajeongeopsi paeda
"그는 그를 사정없이 팼다."
めった打ちにする
Transliteration: mettauchi ni suru
"彼は相手をめった打ちにした。"
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