make mincemeat of somebody/something
make mincemeat (out) of (someone or something)
To decisively and severely punish or defeat someone. If he doesn't stop teasing me, I'm going to make mincemeat of him. You better practice for Sunday's match, or your opponent will make mincemeat out of you.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
make mincemeat (out) of someone
and make hamburger (out) of someoneFig. to beat or pound someone or something; to treat someone or something roughly. (As if chopping someone up.) If you don't behave, I'll make mincemeat out of you. Do you want Fred to make hamburger out of you?
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
make mincemeat of
Also, make hamburger of. Thrash, beat decisively, as in That bully will make mincemeat of my son, or The other team will make hamburger out of us. This idiom alludes to finely chopping up meat. The first term dates from about 1700, the variant from the first half of the 1900s.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
make mincemeat of
defeat decisively or easily in a fight, contest, or argument. informalSee also: make, mincemeat, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
make ˈmincemeat of somebody/something
(informal) defeat somebody completely in a fight, argument, etc.; completely destroy somebody’s argument, theory, etc: France made mincemeat of Portugal, beating them 5 goals to nil. The professor made mincemeat of the speaker at the conference.See also: make, mincemeat, of, somebody, something
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
make mincemeat of
Slang To destroy utterly: made mincemeat of the opponent's argument.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- make mincemeat (out) of (someone or something)
- make mincemeat of
- make mincemeat of someone
- make mincemeat out of someone/something
- mincemeat
- make hamburger (out) of (one)
- make hamburger out of someone/something
- get a hard time (from someone)
- beat the pants off
- beat the pants off someone