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mince words

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mince words (third-person singular simple present minces words, present participle mincing words, simple past and past participle minced words)

(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To restrain oneself in a conversation by withholding some comments or using euphemisms.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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I am known to be able to take care of myself when I become angry. I don't mince words. Ethel Merman

When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words. Friedrich Dürrenmatt

In fact, let us not mince words... the management is terrible! We've had a string of embezzlers, frauds, liars, and lunatics making a string of catastrophic decisions. This is plain fact. But who elected them? It was you! Alan Moore

Whether the issue was black political power or nuclear power, Scott-Heron didn't mince words. His comeback record, 'I'm New Here,' doesn't mince words either, but instead of political battles, these songs suggest he's fighting personal ones. Will Hermes

I have a message from the Tea Party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words. We've come to take our government back. Rand Paul

After the 1962 Sydney premiere, he wrote: I am not going to mince words or hedge against the future. Source: Internet

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