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beating the hell out of him

痛扁某人一顿；狠狠教训一顿

`beat the hell out of someone` 是一种非常口语化的表达，表示「狠狠地揍某人一顿」或者「痛扁一顿」。Diaz 在这里想象她把一个讨厌的律师痛揍了一顿。这是一个很生动形象的习语，用来强调动作的激烈和程度之深。

Inside it's just me and that stupid, slimy defense attorney.

And I'm beating the hell out of him.

I break a dining room table over his head.