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)
Prince Charming
the perfect man, the ideal mate Colin is not Prince Charming, but I love him and he loves me.
best thing since sliced bread
absolutely the best thing ever
convince of
persuade sb.to believe the truth of;make sb.feel sure of 使…相信;说服…相信 We convinced the students of the necessity of engaging in social activities.我们说服学生相信从事社会活动的必要性。 I couldn't convince him of his mistake.我无法说服他认识错误。 I shall easily convince you of his innocence.我能很容易地使你相信他是无罪的。 We are convinced of the righteousness of our cause.我们坚信我们的事业是正义的。 The leaders are convinced of the importance of education.领导们相信教育的重要性。 He is now convinced of the truth of the report.他现在相信这报告是真实的。
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.
greatest thing since sliced bread
Idiom(s): greatest thing since sliced bread
Theme: GREAT
the best thing there ever was. (Usually sarcastic.) • To hear her talk, you would think she had found the greatest thing since sliced bread. • Todd thinks he is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
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.
Since time immemorial
If something has happened since time immemorial, it's been going on for such a long time that nobody can remember a time without it.
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!"
make mincemeat (out) of|make|make micemeat out of|
v. phr. To destroy completely. The defense attorney made mincemeat of the prosecution's argument.
mince words|mince|word|words
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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