any way you slice it

any way you slice it
any way you slice it or however you slice it
used for saying that something remains true, whatever way you consider it

The book is a bestseller any way you slice it.


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • any way you slice it — however you slice it phrase used for saying that something remains true, whatever way you consider it The book is a bestseller any way you slice it. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is true or exactsynonym Main entry: slice * * * any …   Useful english dictionary

  • any way you slice it — mainly American, informal, mainly American, informal something that you say which means you will not change your opinion about something, whatever anyone says about the matter. He shouldn t have hit her, any way you slice it …   New idioms dictionary

  • any way you slice it — See no matter how you slice it …   English idioms

  • however you slice it — any way you slice it or however you slice it used for saying that something remains true, whatever way you consider it The book is a bestseller any way you slice it …   English dictionary

  • slice — slice1 [slaıs] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: esclice thin piece broken off , from esclicier to splinter ] 1.) a thin flat piece of food cut from a larger piece slice of ▪ a slice of bread ▪ pizza slices thin/thick slice …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • way — way1 W1S1 [weı] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(method)¦ 2¦(manner)¦ 3¦(direction/how to go somewhere)¦ 4¦(part of something that is true)¦ 5¦(distance/time)¦ 6¦(the space in front of you)¦ 7 make way (for something/somebody) 8 out of the way 9 on the/your/its way …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • slice — slice1 [ slaıs ] noun count ** 1. ) a flat piece of food that has been cut from something larger: Cut the bread into thick slices. lemon slices slice of: a slice of bread/cake/ham/cheese 2. ) slice of INFORMAL a part or share of something: We re… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • slice — 1 noun 1 (C) a flat piece of bread, meat etc cut from a larger piece: a slice of bread and butter | Cut the pork into thin slices. 2 (C) a part or share of something good: Everyone wanted a slice of the profits. 3 (C) a kitchen tool used for… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • slice — I UK [slaɪs] / US noun [countable] Word forms slice : singular slice plural slices ** 1) a flat piece of food that has been cut from something larger Cut the bread into thick slices. lemon slices slice of: a slice of bread/cake/ham/cheese 2)… …   English dictionary

  • slice — I. verb (sliced; slicing) Etymology: Middle English sklicen, from Anglo French esclicer to splinter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German slīzan to tear apart more at slit Date: 1551 transitive verb 1. to cut with or as if with a knife 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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