whale the tar out of so
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    to spank or beat someone. (Sometimes said to a child.) : My father threatened to whale the tar out of me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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