beat the daylights out of

verb2

1. •
   To beat (someone) severely.

   • Punching fast and furiously, I would beat the daylights out of them until they were bloody all over. — 1993
2. •
   To defeat (someone) thoroughly and decisively, especially in a physical fight.

   • The guy beat the daylights out of me, and I made a dollar. My wrestling license cost five dollars. — 2007