The report does not mince words about the incompetence of some government officials.
Never a woman to mince her words, she described the former minister as self-centred and arrogant.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
mince words — If people mince words, or mince their words, they don t say what they really mean clearly … The small dictionary of idiomes
mince words — verb To restrain oneself in a conversation by withholding some comments or using euphemisms. I ask you, William, could I suppose that the Emperor of Austria was a damned traitor a traitor, and nothing more? I don’t mince words a double faced… … Wiktionary
mince words — See doesn t mince words … English idioms
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 words — {v. phr.} To choose words carefully for the sake of politeness or deception. * /I like people who speak frankly and truthfully without mincing words./ … Dictionary of American idioms
mince words — {v. phr.} To choose words carefully for the sake of politeness or deception. * /I like people who speak frankly and truthfully without mincing words./ … Dictionary of American idioms
mince\ words — v. phr. To choose words carefully for the sake of politeness or deception. I like people who speak frankly and truthfully without mincing words … Словарь американских идиом
mince words — say gently, say something in a soft manner, soften things … English contemporary dictionary
not mince words — (or one s words) speak candidly and directly, esp. when criticizing someone or something a gruff surgeon who does not mince words * * * not mince (your) words (or US mince no words) : to speak in a very direct and honest way without worrying that … Useful english dictionary
