Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make mincemeat out of

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: make mince-meat out of
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To defeat one's opponent easily and completely during a fight, contest, or debate.

verb

To utterly destroy.

Example Sentences

"The invading army made mincemeat out of our troops."
"He had the uncanny ability to demolish his opponents with ease and make mincemeat out of them."
"But the five ships on the other side of the mined zone were making mincemeat out of them anyway."
"He made mincemeat out of that Evelyn Walker book he took over."

Inflected Forms

makes mincemeat out of (present, singular) making mincemeat out of (participle, present) made mincemeat out of (participle, past) made mincemeat out of (past) make mincemeat of (alternative)

Questions

What does make mincemeat out of mean?: To defeat one's opponent easily and completely during a fight, contest, or debate.

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