What does meat grinder mean?
Meat grinder means A device for cutting meat into very small pieces..
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/ˈmiːtɡɹaɪndə(ɹ)/ · noun
A device for cutting meat into very small pieces..
Keep your fingers away from the throat of the meatgrinder.
The mountainous second day of the race was a real meatgrinder, with 20% of racers dropping out.
Last year’s lightning advances gave way to local stalemates and a meatgrinder battle for Kobani, where ISIL troops massing to attack the Kurds on the ground made themselves easy targets for the Americans in the air.
Senate confirmation hearings are a real meatgrinder, discouraging people from government service.
A world all too ready to swallow Their Kind in its all consuming meat grinder.
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Meat grinder means A device for cutting meat into very small pieces..
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Keep your fingers away from the throat of the meatgrinder.
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