| 单词 | to put though the mincer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put (a person, etc.) though the mincer c. colloquial. to put (a person, etc.) though the mincer and similar phrases: to subject to severe pressure or drastic change; to force to undergo a difficult or unpleasant experience. ΚΠ 1971 Renaissance Q. 24 51 Michel..may be said to have put Alberti through the mincer and reconstituted the fragments into a series of ideas on different topics. 1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 June c27/1 Featherbrains can also count on enjoying Karen Shaw's variations on the theme of ‘less is more’, in which language, numbers and symbols are all put through the mincer to convivial effect. 1991 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 27 May 29 They need to have an idea of what they will be confronting. So, over the winter, we've put real pressure on, put them through the mincer. 2000 Financial Times (Nexis) 28 Dec. 10 The willingness to put old [cinematic] forms through modernist mincers was the year's most fascinating trend. < as lemmas |
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