mincemeat

mince·meat  (mnsmt)

n.

1. A mixture, as of finely chopped apples, raisins, spices, meat, and rum or brandy, used especially as a pie filling.

2. Finely chopped meat.

Idiom:

make mincemeat of Slang

To destroy utterly: made mincemeat of the opponent's argument.

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mincemeat [ˈmɪnsˌmiːt]

n

1. (Cookery) a mixture of dried fruit, spices, etc., used esp for filling pies

2. (Cookery) minced meat

make mincemeat of Informal to defeat completely

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mincemeat - spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat concoction, intermixture, mixture - any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"

Translations

mincemeat [ˈmɪnsmiːt] N (= dried fruit) → conserva f de picadillo de fruta (Brit) (= minced meat) → carne f picada
to make mincemeat of sb → hacer picadillo or pedazos a algn

mincemeat [ˈmɪnsmiːt] n hachis de fruits secs utilisé en pâtisserie
to make mincemeat of sb → faire de qn de la chair à pâté
I can imagine a defence lawyer making mincemeat of him → Je m'imagine bien un avocat de la défense en faire de la chair à pâté.
mince pie n → tartelette f de Noël (aux fruits secs)