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make mincemeat of en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of make mincemeat out of.
    • But the government's leading watchdog agency itself made mincemeat of those arguments. 2011, Martin D. Weiss, The Ultimate Money Guide for Bubbles, Busts, Recession and Depression, →ISBN:
    • The company motto, as appearing on all letters and fliers during most of their existence, is 'We make mincemeat of flimsy reality'. 2001, John Rudlin, Olly Crick, Commedia Dell'arte: A Handbook for Troupes, →ISBN, page 117:
    • With all she had seen, and been through, she could make mincemeat of that little scumbag. 2004, Philip Newman, Language Stone, →ISBN, page 339:

Forms

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makes mincemeat of Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
making mincemeat of Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
made mincemeat of Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
made mincemeat of Tense=Past lexicographic