beat the stuffing out of (someone)
beat the stuffing out of (someone)
To strike or assault someone violently and severely. Likened to the cotton stuffing of a stuffed animal being knocked out of it by severe blows. Hey, watch it, pal, or I'll beat the stuffing out of you! Two guys mugged me and then beat the stuffing out of me last night.
See also: beat, of, out, stuffing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- natural
- knock the stuffing out of (one)
- knock the stuffing out of somebody
- knock the stuffing out of someone
- take the stuffing out of (one)
- lick the stuffing out of
- lick the stuffing out of (one)
- kick the stuffing out of
- kick the stuffing out of (one)
- stuffing