in broad daylight: giữa ban ngày, thanh thiên bạch nhật; ai cũng biết, mọi người đều thấy
lúc tảng sáng, bình minh, rạng đông
before daylight: trước rạng đông
(số nhiều) (từ lóng) mắt
khoảng trống, khoảng cách giữa hai vật gì, như giữa hai con thuyền trong cuộc đua, giữa ngấn rượu với mép cốc...)
no daylight: đổ thật đầy (rượu vào cốc)
to show daylight: rách, hở nhiều chỗ (quần áo)
to admit (knock, let, shoot) daylight into somebody
(từ lóng) đâm ai; bắn ai
to let daylight into something
(thông tục) đưa cái gì ra công khai, công bố cái gì
nhìn thấy tia hy vọng; tìm thấy con đường thoát khỏi bế tắc khó khăn
daylights Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
knock the living daylights out of someone
make someone unconscious The man knocked the living daylights out of his friend during the fight.
living daylights
(See the living daylights)
scare the daylights out of someone
frighten very much Falling off her bicycle scared the daylights out of her.
the living daylights
the life, the consciousness When that dog barked, it scared the living daylights out of me.
beat the living daylights out of
Idiom(s): beat the living daylights out of sb AND beat the stuffing out of sb beat the tar out of sb whale the tar out of sb
Theme: ATTACK
to beat or spank someone, probably a child. (Folksy.) • If you do that again, I'll beat the living daylights out of you. • The last time Bobby put the cat in the refrigerator, his mother beat the living daylights out of him. • If you continue to act that way, I'll beat the tar out of you. • He wouldn't stop, so I beat the stuffing out of him. • He threatened to whale the tar out of each of them.
scare the living daylights out of
Idiom(s): frighten the wits out of sb AND frighten the living daylights out of sb; scare the living daylights out of sb; scare the wits out of sb
Theme: FRIGHT
to frighten someone very badly. (The living can be left out.) • We nearly had an accident. It frightened the living daylights out of me. • The incident scared the wits out of me.
frighten the living daylights out of
Idiom(s): frighten the wits out of sb AND frighten the living daylights out of sb; scare the living daylights out of sb; scare the wits out of sb
Theme: FRIGHT
to frighten someone very badly. (The living can be left out.) • We nearly had an accident. It frightened the living daylights out of me. • The incident scared the wits out of me.
Beat the daylights out of someone
If someone beats the daylights out of another person, they hit them repeatedly. ('Knock' can also be used and it can be made even stronger by saying 'the living daylights'.)
knock the living daylights out of|daylights|knock|
v. phr., slang, informal To render (someone) unconscious (said in exaggeration). The news almost knocked the living daylights out of me.
scare out of one's wits|daylights|out of one's wit
v. phr., informal To frighten very much. The owl's hooting scared him out of his wits.The child was scared stiff in the dentist's chair.Pete's ghost story scared the daylights out of the smaller boys.
An daylights idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with daylights, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ daylights