●beat/knock/kick the ˈhell out of sb/sth (informal) ( beat/knock/kick the ˈshit out of sb/sth⚠, slang) beat, etc. sb/sth very hard猛击；狠打◆If the crowd had managed to get hold of the robber, they would have beaten the hell out of him.要是人们抓住了强盗，一定会把他狠揍一顿。◆The gang knocked the hell out of him for no reason at all.那帮人无缘无故地痛打了他一顿。