Definition of "beat the stuffing out of" in английский

Verb

1. To beat very severely.

   • If you ever use that kind of language in front of my girlfriend again, I am going to beat the stuffing out of you.
   • At the fiesta, the kids beat the stuffing out of the pinata, and their parents beat the stuffing out of a drunk who walked up and made threats.

2. To trounce, outdo, or triumph over.

   • The U.S. ski team beat the stuffing out of the Austrians in Alpine, but Norway took the gold home in Nordic.