"make mincemeat out of" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-make mincemeat out of.ogg [Australia] Forms: makes mincemeat out of [present, singular, third-person], making mincemeat out of [participle, present], made mincemeat out of [participle, past], made mincemeat out of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> mincemeat out of}} make mincemeat out of (third-person singular simple present makes mincemeat out of, present participle making mincemeat out of, simple past and past participle made mincemeat out of)
  1. (idiomatic) To defeat one's opponent easily and completely during a fight, contest, or debate. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: make mincemeat of
    Sense id: en-make_mincemeat_out_of-en-verb-I28FDCLx
  2. (idiomatic) To utterly destroy. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-make_mincemeat_out_of-en-verb-7iqALVQ- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59

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