does not say nice words when complaining, call a spade a spade When Greta is angry she doesn't mince words. She tells you what is bothering her.
make mincemeat of
defeat badly, demolish, blow them away The heavyweight champ made mincemeat of the young boxer.
mince words
(See doesn't mince words)
mince one's words
Idiom(s): mince (one's) words
Theme: MEANING
to lessen the force of one's statement by choosing weak or polite words; to be euphemistic. (Formal.) • I won't mince words. You did a rotten job. • I'm not one to mince words, so I have to say that you behaved very badly.
make mincemeat out of
Idiom(s): make hamburger out of someone or something AND make mincemeat out of someone or something
Theme: OVERCOME
to beat up or overcome someone or something. (Slang.) • Stop acting silly, or I'll make hamburger out of you. • Our team made mincemeat out of the other team.
Head is mince
(Scot) When someone's thoughts are in a state of abject confusion, especially when facing a severe dilemma, their head is mince.
Thick as mince
(UK) If someone is as thick as mince, they are very stupid indeed.
to not mince your words
say something directly, without trying to be diplomatic: "She doesn't mince her words!"
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v. phr. To destroy completely. The defense attorney made mincemeat of the prosecution's argument.
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v. phr. To choose words carefully for the sake of politeness or deception. I like people who speak frankly and truthfully without mincing words.
mince
mince 1. not mince matters to speak frankly 2. not mince matters to speak frankly
mince matters
mince matters Also, mince words. Moderate or restrain one's language to be polite or avoid giving offense. Today these phrases are nearly always put negatively, as in Not to mince matters, I feel he should resign, or Don't mince words—say what you mean. The usage dates from the mid-1500s and transfers cutting something such as meat into small pieces to minimizing the harsh impact of words.
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