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strong meat

British  

noun

  1. anything arousing fear, anger, repulsion, etc, except among a tolerant or receptive minority

    some scenes in the film were strong meat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But strong meat as it was for a corporate Hollywood franchise aimed at 15-year-olds, The Hunger Games put quote marks around its most radical ideas.

From The Guardian Oct. 12, 2018

Burns, of course, is strong meat, and genuinely mind-bending at his best.

From The Guardian Dec. 4, 2016

The classic Richard Adams novel Watership Down is strong meat for many of the young readers who end up opening it, but Nicole Clifffe thinks that's great.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2016

Despite this greater candor, critics are not likely to describe Saturday Evening Post stories as very strong meat.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was true of course, though sprinkled with little inaccuracies that added to the story, making it strong meat for the hundreds of readers who wanted value for their pennies.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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