to make mincemeat (of)
1make mincemeat (out) of someone — informal phrase to defeat someone thoroughly in a game, fight, or argument She could make mincemeat of her husband on the golf course. Thesaurus: to defeat someone in a game, competition or argumentsynonym Main entry …
2make mincemeat (out) of someone — make mincemeat (out) of (someone/something) to destroy or defeat someone or something completely. A good lawyer would have made mincemeat of them in court. Etymology: from the literal meaning of mincemeat (= a food in which different things are… …
3make mincemeat (out) of something — make mincemeat (out) of (someone/something) to destroy or defeat someone or something completely. A good lawyer would have made mincemeat of them in court. Etymology: from the literal meaning of mincemeat (= a food in which different things are… …
4make mincemeat (out) of — (someone/something) to destroy or defeat someone or something completely. A good lawyer would have made mincemeat of them in court. Etymology: from the literal meaning of mincemeat (= a food in which different things are cut up into very small… …
5make mincemeat out of — informal : to destroy, ruin, or defeat (someone or something) in a very thorough and complete way Last year s champions have been making mincemeat of the competition again this year. • • • Main Entry: ↑mincemeat …
6make mincemeat of someone — make mincemeat of (someone) informal to defeat someone very easily. A good lawyer would have made mincemeat of them in court …
7make mincemeat of — (someone) informal to defeat someone very easily. A good lawyer would have made mincemeat of them in court …
8make mincemeat of — ► make mincemeat of informal defeat decisively. Main Entry: ↑mincemeat …
9make mincemeat of — To destroy utterly (esp figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑mince …
10make mincemeat of somebody — make ˈmincemeat of sb idiom (informal) to defeat sb completely in a fight, an argument or a competition Main entry: ↑mincemeatidiom …
