How to Pronounce "knock the daylights out of"
expression
NAHK thuh DAY-lyts OWT uhv
NOK thuh DAY-lyts OWT ov
Definition
To hit or beat someone very hard, sometimes until they are unconscious. This is an informal and exaggerated way to say you want to defeat or hurt someone seriously.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnɑk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdeɪˌɫaɪts/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv
British English
nˈɒk/ /ðə, ði/ /dˈeɪlaɪts/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NAHK thuh DAY-lyts OWT uhv
UK
NOK thuh DAY-lyts OWT ov
Listen in Context
In the finals, their team really knocked the daylights out of us.
Don't mess with her—she looks like she could knock the daylights out of you.
If you hurt my brother, I'll knock the daylights out of you.
The boxer knocked the daylights out of his opponent in the first round.