Multiple choice

Directions: Four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

If I catch you again with that boy, I will beat the daylights out of you!

  1. do something that will not be possible to rectify in future

  2. do something to restrict your freedom

  3. hit you before you could react

  4. hitting very hard and repeatedly

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase, 'beat the daylights out of you' refers to hitting very hard and repeatedly. 'Do something that will not be possible to rectify in future' refers to the phrase, 'burn your bridges'. 'Do something to restrict your freedom' refers to the phrase, 'clip your wings'. The others are the incorrect meanings of the given phrase.