made mincemeat out of
Crushed with ease
To make mincemeat out of someone or something is to defeat or destroy them thoroughly.
The image comes from mincemeat—finely chopped meat or fruit—suggesting reduction to small pieces: The defense attorney made mincemeat out of the witness's testimony.
Often used for arguments demolished or opponents crushed in competition.
- debunkedExposed as fraudulent
- trouncedDefeated decisively
- smashedBroken or intoxicated
- underminedWeakened by stealth
- refutedProved an argument false
tore apart · crushed · routed · deconstructed · vanquished · shattered · steamrolled · obliterated · blew out of the water · humiliated · disproved · outclassed · dissected · pulverized · annihilated · wrecked · dismantled · demolished