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beating the hell out of him

痛扁某人一頓；狠狠教訓一頓

`beat the hell out of someone` 是一種非常口語化的表達，表示「狠狠地揍某人一頓」或者「痛扁一頓」。Diaz 在這裡想像她把一個討厭的律師痛揍了一頓。這是一個很生動形象的習語，用來強調動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.