daylights
n[pl]
(idm 习语) beat/knock the (living) daylights out of sb (infml 口) beat sb very severely 狠打某人
If I catch you stealing again, I'll beat the daylights out of you! 假如再让我逮著你偷东西, 看我怎麽揍你! frighten/scare the (living) daylights out of sb (infml 口) frighten sb very much 使某人非常惊恐.
🗣️ 情景例句
Will he be OK, Dad?
他会没事吗, 爸爸?
I asked him to check it for me, but he wouldn't.
我请他帮我检查,但是他不肯。
The episode could reasonably serve as a unique epic of royal espionage!