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strong meat

British

noun

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

some scenes in the film were strong meat

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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

There is strong meat in it for thoughtful persons, but it is recommended only to readers capable of supplying their own aesthetic and philosophical salt and pepper.

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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