http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeatingTheCrap/ghdrx/post.htm#536398Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:15:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:536398Philip0http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeatingTheCrap/ghdrx/post.htm#536398http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-536398.xmlIt&#39;s a somewhat vulgar expression.&nbsp; &#39;Crap&#39; is a euphemism for sh*t; the entire construction is also hyperbole, as we don&#39;t really beat anything out of anyone.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeatingTheCrap/ghcpr/post.htm#536350Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:58:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:536350optilang1http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeatingTheCrap/ghcpr/post.htm#536350http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-536350.xml<br /><BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>Stevenukd</strong></div><div>- What does &quot;beating the crap out of each other&quot; mean in this situation?</div></BLOCKQUOTE><br /><br />Fighting among one another.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeatingTheCrap/ghcxp/post.htmThu, 03 Jul 2008 16:52:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:536348Stevenukd2http://www.englishforums.com/English/BeatingTheCrap/ghcxp/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-536348.xmlDear Teachers,<br /><br />1. It&#39;s a teen-targeted movie. You&#39;ve got rich kids running around in massive mansions driving expensive cars, but that&#39;s just the setting. You&#39;ve got people beating the crap out of each other. But that&#39;s just the plot device.<br /><br />- What does &quot;beating the crap out of each other&quot; mean in this situation?<br /><br />Thanks very much!<br /><br />&nbsp; Stevenukd.<div style="clear:both;"></div>