mincemeat

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M0308600 (mĭns′mēt′)n.1. A mixture, as of finely chopped apples, raisins, spices, meat, and rum or brandy, used especially as a pie filling.2. Finely chopped meat.Idiom: make mincemeat of Slang To destroy utterly: made mincemeat of the opponent's argument.

mincemeat

(ˈmɪnsˌmiːt) n1. (Cookery) a mixture of dried fruit, spices, etc, used esp for filling pies2. (Cookery) minced meat3. make mincemeat of informal to defeat completely

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(ˈmɪnsˌmit)

n. a diced mixture, as of minced apples, suet, raisins, and sometimes meat, for filling a pie. Idioms: make mincemeat of, to destroy utterly. [1655–65]

Thesaurus

Noun

mincemeat - spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meatconcoction, intermixture, mixture - any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"

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百果馅

mince

(mins) verb1. to cut into small pieces or chop finely. Would you like me to mince the meat for you?切碎2. to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way. She minced over to him.扭扭捏捏地走 noun meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces. mince and potatoes. 肉馅，肉末 ˈmincer noun a machine for mincing meat etc. Could you put the meat in the mincer?绞肉机ˈmincing adjective too dainty or prim. He walked with little mincing steps.装腔作势的ˈmincingly adverb装腔作势地ˈmincemeat noun a mixture of raisins, other fruits etc, usually with suet (used in baking ˌmince-ˈpies). 百果馅

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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.See also: make, mincemeat, of

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?See also: make, mincemeat, of

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. See also: make, mincemeat, of

make mincemeat of someone

INFORMALIf you make mincemeat of someone, you defeat them completely in a fight, argument, or competition. There was a time when the US champion would have made mincemeat of any British challenger. Her lawyers would make mincemeat of him. Note: In British English, mincemeat is meat that has been cut into very small pieces. See also: make, mincemeat, of, someone

make mincemeat of

defeat decisively or easily in a fight, contest, or argument. informalSee also: make, mincemeat, of

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

make hamburger out of someone/something

and make mincemeat out of someone/something tv. to beat someone or something to a pulp; to destroy someone or something. The puppy made mincemeat out of my paper. Say that again and I’ll make hamburger out of you! See also: hamburger, make, of, out, someone, something

make mincemeat out of someone/something

verbSee make hamburger out of someone/somethingSee also: make, mincemeat, of, out, someone, something

make mincemeat of

Slang To destroy utterly: made mincemeat of the opponent's argument.See also: make, mincemeat, of

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noun spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat

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