mattersBrE /ˈmætəz/ NAmE /ˈmætərz/ ●take matters into your own ˈhandsdo sth yourself, because you are tired of waiting for sb else to do it（不想等他人来做而）自己动手，自己解决◆The police were doing nothing about finding my car, so I decided to take matters into my own hands and look for it myself. 警方根本没有寻找我丢失的汽车，我决定自己去找。●not mince your ˈwords ( not ˈmince matters) speak openly or directly; say what you think, even though you may offend sb说话不隐讳；直言不讳◆Sir John, never a man to mince his words, said in a TV interview that the government had lied.约翰爵士是个直言不讳的人，他在一次电视采访中说政府欺骗了民众。◆I won’t mince matters: I think it’s a stupid idea.我实话实说，这是个愚蠢的主意。OPPpull your punches