punch someone's lights out

Related to word: punch

Idiom

Definition

  1. To hit someone repeatedly and forcefully, often with the intent to knock them unconscious or cause severe injury.

    • If he says another word like that, I'm going to punch his lights out.

    • The thug threatened to punch my lights out if I didn't give him the money.

    • By the end of the match, it was clear one of the boxers intended to punch his opponent's lights out.