no matter how you slice it

Idioms  

1. Regardless of how one views something, as in No matter how you slice it, he's still guilty of perjury. This expression uses slice in the sense of “cut apart.” [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]

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Example Sentences

I found dictation and handwriting to be useful, but swiping to type on a 40mm screen is just not ideal no matter how you slice it.

From The Verge • Aug. 18, 2022

“No matter who sees it, no matter how you slice it, I think Trout is No. 1,” he said in Japanese.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2022

It's exceedingly difficult to imagine Moon Knight doing that in a way that will feel full and satisfying, because no matter how you slice it, it will only feature in two episodes at most.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2022

He’s kind of allergic to dogmatism, no matter how you slice it.

From Slate • Sep. 4, 2018

And usually I’d be quick to blame a mess like this on Bobby Gene, but no matter how you slice it, this one circles back to me.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon