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| English | Russian |
| didn't mince his / any words | не стеснялся в выражениях (ART Vancouver) |
| make mince meat of | сделать из кого-либо котлету (someone chaffinch) |
| mince one's words | подбирать слова (Баян) |
| mince words | выбирать выражения (Sue told you your new product idea was "the stupidest idea she's ever heard?" Clearly she's not one to mince words! jouris-t) |
| mince one's words | взвешивать слова (Баян) |
| mince words | деликатничать (выбирая слова: Sure, the Obama campaign and political commentators talk about John McCain's misrepresentations, gaffes, moments where he "misspeaks." But when was the last time you actually heard someone say a candidate was a liar when he or she deserved it because they really were lying? If the shoe fits, I say it's fair game. Why mince words and try to be polite, when the future of the country is at stake? ART Vancouver) |
| mince words | деликатно выражаться (Our mayor is feisty and outspoken, he'll tell you what he thinks, and he rarely minces words. – не любит деликатничать ART Vancouver) |