> >Maybe an unexpected development of "punch someone's lights out" (punch >>them unconscious, or at least helpless) > "pitch (someone's / their) >>lights out" > "pitch lights-out." >> >>JL >~~~~~~~~~ >And "beat the daylights out of...." >AM > In particular, "beat the living daylights out of", as opposed to those easy-to-beat-out dead daylights. L