| 单词 | to punch a person's lights out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto punch (also knock, etc.) a person's lights out b. colloquial. to punch (also knock, etc.) a person's lights out: to knock a person unconscious; to strike a person with great force.Cf. lights n. Phrases. ΚΠ 1886 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 31 Aug. 2/2 The prisoner then became violent, and said he would ‘knock his lights out, and throw him through the window’. 1966 F. Elli Riot v. 61 Don't talk parole to me. I'll punch your lights out. 1995 Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 22 Mar. a1 I'm going to knock his lights out when I see him. 2003 Guardian (Nexis) 28 June (Weekend Suppl.) 10 The constant repetition of ‘Om’ can help to induce a trance-like state—either because your brain has settled down or because your flatmate has just punched your lights out. < as lemmas |
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