greatest thing since sliced bread

Idioms

Also, best thing since sliced bread. An excellent new invention, as in Harry swears that this new program is the greatest thing since sliced bread. This phrase, used either straightforwardly or sarcastically, alludes to the convenience of buying bread that is already sliced. [Mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

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Don’t get me wrong, AI is really the greatest thing since sliced bread, but I’ll repeat, we don’t need 100 gigawatts of toasters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Brown says: "I thought: 'All right, everyone tells me he is the greatest thing since sliced bread, maybe I can help.'"

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

Your character Mo has to believe that Zeke is the greatest thing since sliced bread, even though any grownup looking at him would see that guy's the biggest mess on the world.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2020

"Whoever he's playing that week is the best team he's seen on tape all year, the greatest thing since sliced bread," Cowher said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2018

Whether you have a comment or think this book is the greatest thing since sliced bread, please send us e-mail.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John

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