"Beat him up" indeed. It's one of those expressions like, "That guy needs to get his clock cleaned" (needs to have somebody beat him up).
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CliveHi,Interesting allusion. Thanks, Clive!
I think the underlying idea is 'I'll hit you so hard that you hear a bell ring in your head'.
Clive