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Meanings of make mince in English

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Usage of make mince in English
1
Lay your hand upon the lad, and I'll make mince-meat o' ye.
Ran Away to Sea
2
You'll be able to make mince meat out of him.
Reuters
3
He will make mince meat of you, if you do.
In School and Out; or, The Conquest of Richard Grant.
4
What do they want to do, make mince pie?
The Young Lions
5
It wasn't as if you couldn't make mince pies.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906
6
He'll make mince-meat of us in a moment.
A Voyage round the World / A book for boys
7
I'd make mince-meat of him, I would!
Four Boy Hunters; Or, The Outing of the Gun Club
8
I'll soon make mince-meat of them.
Young Folks' Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) / Myths and Legendary He...
9
I'll go and tell her, and if you forget her to-night, see if I don't make mince-meat of you!
Standard Selections / A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Pr...
10
But be comforted, coz, for if this comes to Uncle Hurricane's ears, he'll make mince-meat of him in no time.
Capitola's Peril / A Sequel to 'The Hidden Hand'
11
If I can but find him, I'll make mince-meat of him, were I to be broken alive on the wheel afterwards.
The Impostures of Scapin
12
There was no time to make mince pies, but then Mrs. Leverett didn't care so much for them early in the season.
A Little Girl in Old Boston
13
Aunt Nancy pulled him out by the heels, and vowed she would make mince-meat of him unless he helped her to move the cannon.
Stories Of Georgia
14
Better write your will, and prepare to be made mince-meat of.
The Bobbin Boy; or, How Nat Got His learning
15
My fortune cookie that night read: Stunningly Omnipresent Masters make minced meat of memory.
Wired
16
My people busy making mince pies, and so to bed.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 48: December 1666
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