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1not mince one's words — not mince words I ll not mince words: you need to stick to this exercise program or you re looking at serious health problems Syn: talk straight, not beat around the bush, call a spade a spade, speak straight from the heart, pull no punches, not… …
2not mince (one's) words — TALK STRAIGHT, not beat about the bush, call a spade a spade, speak straight from the shoulder, pull no punches; informal tell it like it is; N. Amer. informal talk turkey. → mince …
3mince — verb 1) mince the meat and onions Syn: grind, chop up, cut up, dice, hash, chop fine 2) she minced out of the room Syn: walk affectedly; informal sashay, flounce, strut • …
4not mince words — See not mince one s words …
5not mince words — (or one s words) speak candidly and directly, esp. when criticizing someone or something a gruff surgeon who does not mince words * * * not mince (your) words (or US mince no words) : to speak in a very direct and honest way without worrying that …
6mince — [[t]mɪ̱ns[/t]] minces, mincing, minced 1) N UNCOUNT Mince is meat which has been cut into very small pieces using a machine. [mainly BRIT] Brown the mince in a frying pan. Syn: mincemeat (in AM, use ground beef, hamburger meat) 2) VERB If you… …
7mince — mincer, n. /mins/, v., minced, mincing, n. v.t. 1. to cut or chop into very small pieces. 2. to soften, moderate, or weaken (one s words), esp. for the sake of decorum or courtesy. 3. to perform or utter with affected elegance. 4. to subdivide… …
8List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English …
9Beef mince — Ground beef Beef mince, ground beef or hamburger meat (in North America), or minced meat (elsewhere) is a minced meat food, made of beef finely chopped by a mincer. It is used in many recipes including hamburgers and cottage pie. In some parts of …
10matter — 1 noun SUBJECT/SITUATION 1 (C) a subject or situation that you have to think about or deal with: You do realize this is a serious matter, don t you? | He wasn t particularly interested in financial matters. | a matter of importance/concern/regret …
