make mincemeat out of en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To defeat one's opponent easily and completely during a fight, contest, or debate.
But the five ships on the other side of the mined zone were making mincemeat out of them anyway.
2007, Karl Schroeder, Sun of Suns, →ISBN, page 140:The invading army made mincemeat out of our troops.
He had the uncanny ability to demolish his opponents with ease and make mincemeat out of them.
2007, Harry Lawson, Varghese Kattooparambil, Tom of Twofold Bay, →ISBN, page 21:
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(idiomatic) To utterly destroy.
He made mincemeat out of that Evelyn Walker book he took over.
2016, Cathy Kelly, Secrets of a Happy Marriage, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| making mincemeat out of | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| make mincemeat of | alternative | lexicographic | |
| made mincemeat out of | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made mincemeat out of | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| makes mincemeat out of | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
yi מאַכן קרעפּלפֿלייש פֿון (Translations) · pl pobić (Translations) · hi कचूमर निकालना (Translations)