mincemeat
Idioms about mincemeat
make mincemeat of, to destroy utterly: He made mincemeat of his opponent's charges.
Origin of mincemeat
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How to use mincemeat in a sentence
Some of those New York Times best-sellers include A Spy Among Friends, Operation mincemeat, and The Spy and the Traitor.
The Mom Who Stole the Blueprints for the Atomic Bomb (The Freakonomics Radio Book Club Ep. 11) | Sarah Lyall | September 25, 2021 | FreakonomicsJust look how he made mincemeat of the legal panel investigating his role in the Murdoch newspaper hacking scandal.
The deception planners borrowed from fiction, including for one of the most celebrated operations of the war: Operation mincemeat.
The Novelist Who Spied: How Dennis Wheatley Helped Defeat the Nazis | Tina Rosenberg | August 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThey would be in upon the laager and surprise it asleep, having first made mincemeat of the unfortunate sentry.
Forging the Blades | Bertram MitfordWhat with the guns and the cheering, each Boer commando must have thought the next was pounded to mincemeat.
From Capetown to Ladysmith | G. W. Steevens
If you can render it impossible for the men to stand at the wheel, we will make mincemeat of this fellow in no time.
The Tiger of Mysore | G. A. HentyDey make mincemeat of de lot of us before you have time to breathe.
Under the Chinese Dragon | F. S. BreretonWe'll make mincemeat of the girl and hash of the chicken and sausage of the dog!
The Emerald City of Oz | L. Frank Baum
British Dictionary definitions for mincemeat
/ (ˈmɪnsˌmiːt) /
a mixture of dried fruit, spices, etc, used esp for filling pies
minced meat
make mincemeat of informal to defeat completely
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Other Idioms and Phrases with mincemeat
see make mincemeat of.
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