make hamburger out of someone/something

make hamburger out of someone/something

and make mincemeat out of someone/something

tv. to beat someone or something to a pulp; to destroy someone or something. The puppy made mincemeat out of my paper. Say that again and I’ll make hamburger out of you!

See also: hamburger, make, of, out, someone, something

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