make mincemeat out of

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

1. idiomaticTo defeat one's opponent easily and completely during a fight, contest, or debate.

   The invading army made mincemeat out of our troops.

   2 more examples

   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

   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

2. idiomaticTo utterly destroy.

   He made mincemeat out of that Evelyn Walker book he took over.

   2016, Cathy Kelly, Secrets of a Happy Marriage, →ISBN