make mincemeat out of
To defeat one's opponent easily and completely during a fight, contest, or debate.
The invading army made mincemeat out of our troops.
mincemeat
noun 4
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4ADJ.
used
VERB + MINCEMEAT
comes, made, making
MINCEMEAT + NOUN
competition, opponent
PREP.
in, into
Definitions
noun
1
A mixture of fruit, spices and suet used as a filling for mince pies.
And not to rub salt in wounds, when it comes to making mincemeat of the competition, American Joey Chestnut is still top banana.
2
Minced meat, mince.
3
A badly cut-up body or parts of a body.
Slicing up every man, woman, and child into mincemeat.
This was another phenomenon for which there was no word: someone had reduced the body of another man to mincemeat.
4
Something or someone utterly destroyed.
Weevil Underwood: My army of insects will make mincemeat out of you!
No one was to be spared in this frightful slaughter. The American 34th, 36th Texas, lst Armored, the British, the New Zealanders, the Indians, the Poles and the French, under the brilliant General Juin; all were to be ground to mincemeat by futile attacks against this fortress.
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And not to rub salt in wounds, when it comes to making mincemeat of the competition, American Joey Chestnut is still top banana.
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Slicing up every man, woman, and child into mincemeat.
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This was another phenomenon for which there was no word: someone had reduced the body of another man to mincemeat.
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Mickey Conners made mincemeat of his opponent in the ring.
Tatoeba · #3227205
Peel and core eight apples. Put into each apple two cloves and as much mincemeat as it will hold.
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The mincemeat used in mince pies doesn't contain any meat.
Tatoeba · #11090940Usage Notes
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In some senses, mincemeat is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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