mince matters — phrasal or mince the matter : to speak in a restrained or subtle manner : avoid speaking frankly or bluntly used in the negative he thought she was wrong and did not mince matters in telling her so * * * mince matters ● mince … Useful english dictionary
not mince matters — speak frankly, speak about the important issue … English contemporary dictionary
mince — [mins] vt. minced, mincing [ME mincen < OFr mincier < VL * minutiare < L minutus, small: see MINUTE2] 1. to cut up or chop up (meat, etc.) into very small pieces; hash 2. to subdivide minutely 3. to express or do with affected elegance… … English World dictionary
mince — 1 verb 1 (T) to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces, usually in a machine: minced lamb 2 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to walk in an unnatural way, taking short steps and moving your hips (+ across/down/along etc): She minced… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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
List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
ЗÆРДÆЙÆ-ЗÆРДÆМÆ ДЗУРЫН — тж. ЗÆРДÆЙÆ ЗÆРДÆМÆ НЫХАС КÆНЫН Æмудæй, æнгомæй, æнæсайгæ. Излить душу; говорить без обиняков. To unburden one s heart; not to mince matters; to talk turkey. Воронины рагæй фæндыд йæ хæлæрттимæ зæрдæйæ зæрдæмæ бадзурын. (Гасситы В. Фыццаг… … Фразеологический словарь иронского диалекта
matter — 1 noun SUBJECT/SITUATION 1 (C) a subject or situation that you have to think about or deal with: You do realize this is a serious matter, don t you? | He wasn t particularly interested in financial matters. | a matter of importance/concern/regret … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
matter — I n. affair 1) to pursue, take up a matter 2) to arrange; clear up, settle, straighten out; complicate; simplify matters 3) to give a matter (attention, thought) (we have given this matter considerable thought) 4) to not mince matters (she never… … Combinatory dictionary
matter — mat|ter1 W1S1 [ˈmætə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(SUBJECT/SITUATION)¦ 2 matters 3¦(MATERIAL)¦ 4 as a matter of fact 5 what s the matter?/something s the matter/nothing s the matter etc 6.) the truth/fact of the matter is (that) 7 for that matter 8 be… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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