make mincemeat of

A form of make mincemeat out of — To defeat one's opponent easily and completely during a fight, contest, or debate.

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Meanings

verbmake mincemeat of (third-person singular simple present makes mincemeat of, present participle making mincemeat of, simple past and past participle made mincemeat of)

present singular third person makes mincemeat of · participle present making mincemeat of · participle past made mincemeat of · past made mincemeat of

  1. alternativeAlternative 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
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    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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
make short work of
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