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thick as mince
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Fuente de la expresión
Collins Dictionary
Estructura completa
to be thick as mince
Variantes
to be thick as [(dog/pig) shit, a brick]
Contexto
This may be similar to the way in which mince is associated with
stupidity in Scots. A stupid person can be thick as mince or having mince for brains, but
ideas that are not regarded as sensible or rational can also be described as mince.
Tipo de fuente
Libro
Autor
Kathryn Allan
Título de la fuente
Metaphor and Metonymy: A Diachronic Approach
Año
2008
Web
https://books.google.es/books?id=BkYLAQAAMAAJ&q=%22thick+as+mince%22&dq=%22th ick+as+mince%22&hl=es&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJkeCO3LntAhVJAWMBHcHvCZgQ6AEwB noECAQQAg
Idioma
English
Nivel de uso
Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
Marca dialectal
Dialectal Scottish
Frecuencia
Frecuente