the bejesus
noun
informal
—used for emphasis after words like scare, frighten, and beat
That movie scared the bejesus out of me.
They beat the bejesus out of the other team.
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Anger is at the core of this knockabout take on the sports movie, with Sandler's titular would-be hockey star turning to golf to make bankable use of his undeniable skills in beating the bejesus out of things with a stick.
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Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2023
Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2023
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“The bejesus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bejesus. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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