what does it mean when you beat the tar out of someone?
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beat the tar out of (one) slang To physically attack one, as with punches and other blows, such that they suffer significant injury. This phrase can be used both literally and hyperbolically. ... slang To defeat one decisively in a competition.
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A guy only tells you he doesn't want to lose you after he has done something not pleasant and he realizes he is about to lose you, because no amount of sorry can save his ass. Basically, it's used by men as the last apology before they give up.
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Flogging a dead horse (alternatively beating a dead horse; or beating a dead dog in some parts of the Anglophone world) is an idiom that means a particular effort is a waste of time as there will be no outcome, such as in the example of flogging a dead horse, which will not cause it to do any useful work.
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"To throw (someone) under the bus" is an idiomatic phrase in English meaning to betray a friend or ally for selfish reasons. It is typically used to describe a self-defensive disavowal and severance of a previously-friendly relationship when the relationship becomes controversial, unpopular, or inconvenient.
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To offer some form of resistance to an attack. She put up a fight when the mugger tried to steal her purse. (figuratively) To protest or make a fuss, especially over a proposed course of action. Their youngest son always put up a fight when it was bedtime.
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If someone blows smoke they deliberately confuse or deceive you. I just can't shake the feeling that he's up to something. Sounds to me like he's blowing smoke. Note: You can also say that someone blows smoke in your face or blows smoke in your eyes with the same meaning.
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rub off. phrasal verb. If someone's qualities or habits rub off on you, you develop some of their qualities or habits after spending time with them. He was a tremendously enthusiastic teacher and that rubbed off on all the children. [
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A dream about beating something or beating a person up physically means there is something important to you that you need to address. To be beaten, whether physically or in a game, can suggest that some things in life are acceptable, while some are unacceptable.
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It means that he's really into you… he's feeling very passionate… and he just can't control himself. ... You are making him feel hot. And he is expressing anticipation of the next steps in the intimacy. It could mean the biting is bringing out some animalistic passions he wants to give some freer rein.
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slang. to hit someone, especially to hit someone and knock them down: Do that again and I'll deck you.
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“Hit a Lick” means to get a lot of money very quickly. Usually illegally by robbing and stealing all in a short amount of time. Robbing someone, coming up stealing, or hitting the jackpot gambling would known as “hitting a lick”.
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Getting beaten up in a dream shows a sign of defeat or fear in the person being beaten in the dream. When someone is beaten it means he or she looses a challenge, competition etc against his or her opponent.
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To fade someone meant to punish, beat, or conquer another. This is part of a complete episode.
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If you throw something back at a person, you remind them of something bad they did in the past, in order to upset them. I should never have told you that. I knew you'd throw it back at me. [
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If someone beats a person up, they hit or kick the person many times. Then they actually beat her up as well. [ VERB noun PARTICLE]
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[transitive, intransitive] to try to get what you want in court fight (somebody) for something He fought his wife for custody of the children.
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A person is doing very well at something, say a person is gambling and they are constantly winning (having a lucky streak). They are on fire (they are currently very lucky). A person is doing very well at something, say a person is gambling and they are constantly winning (having a lucky streak).