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 cut up into very small pieces)

• not believe your eyes
• not believe your own eyes
• not be long for this world
• not be much cop
• not be much to look at
• not be on speaking terms
• not be out of the wood
• not be out of the woods
• not be right in the head
• not be short of a bob or two
• not be someone's cup of tea
• not be someone's department
• not be the end of the world
• not be the full quid
• not be the marrying kind
• not be the only pebble on the beach
• not be up to much
• not be up to scratch
• not be worth a dime
• not be worth a fig
• not be worth a hill of beans
• not be worth the paper it's printed on
• not be worth the paper it's written on
• not be worth the paper they're printed on
• not be worth the paper they're written on