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• mince one's words — ► mince (one s) words voice one s disapproval delicately or gently. Main Entry: ↑mince …   English terms dictionary

• not mince one's words — not mince words I ll not mince words: you need to stick to this exercise program or you re looking at serious health problems Syn: talk straight, not beat around the bush, call a spade a spade, speak straight from the heart, pull no punches, not… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• not mince (one's) words — TALK STRAIGHT, not beat about the bush, call a spade a spade, speak straight from the shoulder, pull no punches; informal tell it like it is; N. Amer. informal talk turkey. → mince …   Useful english dictionary

• mince words (or one's words) usu. with negative — voice one s disapproval delicately or gently. → mince …   English new terms dictionary

• mince words — ► mince (one s) words voice one s disapproval delicately or gently. Main Entry: ↑mince …   English terms dictionary

• mince — ► VERB 1) cut up or shred (meat) into very small pieces. 2) walk in an affected manner with short, quick steps and swinging hips. ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ minced meat. ● mince (one s) words Cf. ↑mince words …   English terms dictionary

• mince — verb 1) mince the meat and onions Syn: grind, chop up, cut up, dice, hash, chop fine 2) she minced out of the room Syn: walk affectedly; informal sashay, flounce, strut • …   Thesaurus of popular words

• mince — mincer, n. /mins/, v., minced, mincing, n. v.t. 1. to cut or chop into very small pieces. 2. to soften, moderate, or weaken (one s words), esp. for the sake of decorum or courtesy. 3. to perform or utter with affected elegance. 4. to subdivide… …   Universalium

• mince — verb 1》 [often as adjective minced] cut up or shred (meat) into very small pieces. 2》 walk in an affected manner with short, quick steps and swinging hips. noun chiefly Brit. minced meat. Phrases mince words (or one s words) [usu. with negative]… …   English new terms dictionary

• mince — v. & n. v. 1 tr. cut up or grind (esp. meat) into very small pieces. 2 tr. (usu. with neg.) restrain (one s words etc.) within the bounds of politeness. 3 intr. (usu. as mincing adj.) speak or walk with an affected delicacy. n. esp. Brit. minced… …   Useful english dictionary

• mince — [c]/mɪns / (say mins) verb (minced, mincing) –verb (t) 1. to cut or chop into very small pieces. 2. to subdivide minutely, as land, a subject, etc. 3. to soften or moderate (one s words, etc.) to a milder form. 4. to speak of (matters) in polite… …