put someone's lights out

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put someone's lights out

To cause someone to become unconscious, especially by striking him or her.

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"He's taken an awful lot of punches in his last few fights and if Thomas hits him like that, he'll put his lights out. It'll be like a blackout."

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Submitted on July 10, 2018

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