knock the stuffing out of
English
Verb
knock the stuffing out of (third-person singular simple present knocks the stuffing out of, present participle knocking the stuffing out of, simple past and past participle knocked the stuffing out of)
- (informal, idiomatic) To cause (someone, a team) to lose energy and confidence.
- Chelsea knocked the stuffing out of Brighton well before the final whistle when they beat them 1-3 at Brighton.
References
- “knock the stuffing out of” in the Collins English Dictionary
- “knock the stuffing out of” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
- “knock the stuffing out of” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.