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make mincemeat of

Idioms  

  1. 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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One of the nation’s best aerial games will make mincemeat of CU’s porous pass defense.

From Seattle Times

Close all the way except in one respect: The final score will make mincemeat of the total.

From Seattle Times

“Trump would make mincemeat of @Joe Biden.”

From Washington Times

The powers that be in music and television managed to make mincemeat of Napster and call Netflix names, only to watch the ongoing digital army advance anyway.

From New York Times

I’m sure he’s very nice, but based in appearance alone, I have no doubt that he could easily make mincemeat of just about any lawyer or operative the GOP could throw at Pennsylvania: He is 6-foot-8, with a bald head, tattoos, and some more adventurous facial hair than you usually see in elected officials.

From Slate

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