Idiom TO MINCE MATTERS
(Do not come to the point, drive around)
Do not mince matters and come to the point.
This idiom has wide definition. It is a common idiom.
Definition has been cleared when we read it through our mind. Because words are clearing the meanings of this idiom.
If some one is talking and he is trying to ignore the main point, we can say him "do not mince matters and come to the point"
The main word used in this idiom is:
Mince
(often as adjective minced) Cut up (food, especially meat) into very small pieces, typically in a machine: minced beef
Voice one’s disapproval candidly and directly: his doctorly persona is that of a gruff surgeon who does not mince words
mince (mns)
(Do not come to the point, drive around)
Do not mince matters and come to the point.
This idiom has wide definition. It is a common idiom.
Definition has been cleared when we read it through our mind. Because words are clearing the meanings of this idiom.
If some one is talking and he is trying to ignore the main point, we can say him "do not mince matters and come to the point"
The main word used in this idiom is:
Mince
(often as adjective minced) Cut up (food, especially meat) into very small pieces, typically in a machine: minced beef
not mince words (or one's words)
mince (mns)
v. minced, minc·ing, minc·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To cut or chop into very small pieces.
b. To subdivide (land, for example) into minute parts.
2. To pronounce in an affected way, as with studied elegance and refinement.
3. To moderate or restrain (words) for the sake of politeness and decorum; euphemize: Don't mince words: say what you mean.
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