making mincemeat out of
Crushing without mercy
To make mincemeat out of someone or something is to defeat, destroy, or refute them utterly.
The image is of reducing an opponent to scraps, like the finely chopped mixture in a pie: The prosecutor made mincemeat out of their alibi.
The phrase implies not just victory but demolition—leaving nothing intact.
- tear apartForcefully separate into pieces
- shatterFragment violently, suddenly
- vanquishDefeat thoroughly in conflict
- rip to shredsDestroy by violent tearing
- beat to a pulpDestroy through repeated blows
dismantle · annihilate · demolish · pulverize · obliterate · chew up and spit out · overpower · blow out of the water · crush · dominate · wreck · run circles around · leave in the dust · decimate · conquer · make short work of · humiliate · put through the wringer
making mincemeat out ofhandling with kid gloves
Treating with excessive gentleness
sparing · protecting · nurturing · defending · preserving
makers, making, remake, mince, minced, minces, mincer, meatiest