"beat the living daylights out of" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 把……狠狠揍一顿
• 毒打

Definition

非常猛烈地打某人，通常是一种夸张或威胁的说法。这是一个很强烈的非正式表达，表示严重伤害某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非常口语和强烈的表达方式，经常用于威胁或夸张的故事，不适用于正式场合。多用于愤怒或开玩笑时说，很少字面发生。结构通常是“把某人狠狠揍一顿”。

Examples

If you touch my bike again, I'll beat the living daylights out of you.

你再碰我的自行车，我就要**把你狠狠揍一顿**。

The bully tried to beat the living daylights out of the smaller kid.

那个恶霸试图**把小个子狠狠揍一顿**。

They threatened to beat the living daylights out of anyone who told the secret.

他们威胁要**狠狠揍**任何泄露秘密的人。

When Mark lost his temper, he looked like he could beat the living daylights out of someone.

马克发火时，看上去就像要**把人狠狠揍一顿**。

You should've seen the game—one team just beat the living daylights out of the other!

你应该看那场比赛——一队完全**狠狠揍了**另一队！

Don't worry, he's just joking. He wouldn't really beat the living daylights out of anybody.

别担心，他只是开玩笑，他不会真的**狠狠揍**任何人。