make mincemeat out of

Definitions

1. To defeat one's opponent easily and completely during a fight, contest, or debate.
   idiomatic
2. To utterly destroy.
   idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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