Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
punch someone's lights out — punch/put/someone’s lights out informal phrase to hit someone very hard in the face Thesaurus: to hit a personsynonym Main entry: light * * * … Useful english dictionary
punch someone's lights out — punch (someone s) lights out informal to hit someone hard again and again. He wouldn t shut up so I punched his lights out … New idioms dictionary
punch someone's lights out — beat someone up. → lights … English new terms dictionary
punch someone's lights out — Vrb phrs. To beat up someone … English slang and colloquialisms
put someone's lights out — punch/put/someone’s lights out informal phrase to hit someone very hard in the face Thesaurus: to hit a personsynonym Main entry: light … Useful english dictionary
punch lights out — punch (someone s) lights out informal to hit someone hard again and again. He wouldn t shut up so I punched his lights out … New idioms dictionary
punch someone out — tv. to knock someone out. (See also punch someone’s lights out.) □ He threatened to punch me out. CD The thug punched out the cop and ran down an alley … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
lights — plural noun the lungs of sheep, pigs, or bullocks as food for pets. Phrases punch someone s lights out beat someone up. Origin ME: use of light2 as a noun (so named because of their lightness); cf. lung. lights a person s opinions, standards, and … English new terms dictionary
punch — punch1 [ pʌntʃ ] verb transitive * 1. ) to hit someone or something with your FIST (=closed hand), usually as hard as you can: Two men punched him, knocking him to the ground. She punched her pillow angrily. a ) to press a button or switch: David … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
punch out — phrasal verb Word forms punch out : present tense I/you/we/they punch out he/she/it punches out present participle punching out past tense punched out past participle punched out American 1) [intransitive/transitive] to clock off 2) punch someone … English dictionary
