beatthe shit out of (third-person singular simple presentbeats the shit out of,present participlebeating the shit out of,simple pastbeat the shit out of,past participlebeaten the shit out ofor(colloquial)beat the shit out of)(idiomatic, vulgar)
- Tobeat (someone) severely.
1994, Eric Wilson,Strands,→ISBN, page54:He hadbeat the shit out of her. Almost broke her jaw.
2023 November 24, Rory Carroll, “‘Government is not listening’: anger over immigration spills into riot on Dublin’s streets”, inThe Guardian[1],→ISSN:“Just a bunch of scumbags out to wreck Dublin city. The gardaí [police][sic] should have free rein tobeat the shit out of them.”
- Todefeat (someone) decisively in afight or acompetition.
1999, Reggie Miller with Gene Wojciechowski,I Love Being the Enemy,→ISBN, page58:I think if it was one game, winner take all, and everyone was in shape... I would have to go with Dream Team I. To tell you the truth, I think they wouldbeat the shit out of us.
