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greatest thing since indoor plumbing and the greatest thing since sliced bread

Rur. the most wonderful invention or useful item in a long time. As far as I'm concerned, this new food processor is the greatest thing since indoor plumbing. Joe thinks Sally is the greatest thing since sliced bread. You can tell just by the way he looks at her.

See also: great, plumbing, since, thing

It's been a slice!

Sl. It's been good. Good-bye and thank you. It's been a slice! It's been a slice. I hope to see you again some day.

See also: been

no matter how you slice it

Fig. no matter what your perspective is; no matter how you try to portray something. No matter how you slice it, the results of the meeting present all sorts of problems for the office staff.

See also: how, matter

piece (of the action) and bit of the action; slice of the action

Sl. a share in the activity or the profits. (Especially of a business scheme or gambling activity.) If you get in on that real estate deal, I want a piece, too. Deal Tom in. He wants a piece of the action.

See also: piece

slice someone or something up

to cut someone or something up into slices. The blades of the lawn mower can slice you up if you get too close. The sharp blades sliced up Bobby's rubber ball.

See also: up

slice something off

to cut something off with slicing motions. Sue sliced the dead branches off with a tree saw. Karen sliced off a nice piece of turkey.

slice in(to something)

to cut into something, usually with a knife or something similar. Betty sliced into the cake and discovered it was chocolate all the way through. It wasn't until she sliced in that she found out what kind of cake it was.

slice of the cake

a share of something. There's not much work around and so everyone must be content with a slice of the cake. The company makes huge profits and the workers want a slice of the cake.

See also: cake

slice through something

to cut through something with slicing motions. The chef sliced through the ham as if it were butter. The knife was too dull to slice through the tomato.

See also: through

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a piece/slice of the action  (informal)

being involved in something successful that someone else started Now research has proved that the new drug is effective, everyone wants a piece of the action.

See also: action, piece

a slice of life

if a film, a play, or a piece of writing shows a slice of life, it shows life as it really is The drama, a slice of life about a group of unmarried mothers, starts tonight.

See also: life

a slice of the cake  (British, American & Australian) also a slice of the pie (American)

a part of the money that is to be shared by everyone The government has less money to spend on education this year, so primary schools will get a smaller slice of the cake than last year.

See a piece of the action

See also: cake

any way you slice it  (mainly American informal) also no matter how you slice it (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.

See also: any, way

the best/greatest thing since sliced bread  (humorous)

if someone or something is described as the best thing since sliced bread, people think they are extremely good, often better than they really are Portable phones are marketed as the best thing since sliced bread, but to me they're just another expensive gadget. The way he goes on about her - you'd think she was the greatest thing since sliced bread.

See also: best, bread, since, thing

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a piece of the action

a share of the profits or advantages that come from an activity He agreed to run the golf course for $15,000 a year and a piece of the action.

See also: action, piece

any way you slice it also any way you cut it

in whatever manner you consider this no matter how you slice it Any way you slice it, there are going to be some very unhappy people when the prizes are announced.

See also: any, way

no matter how you slice it (spoken)

in whatever way you consider this any way you slice it No matter how you slice it, graduate school is expensive.

See also: how, matter

the greatest thing since sliced bread also the best thing since sliced bread

wonderful My kids think their new puppy is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

See also: bread, great, since, thing