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no matter how you slice it

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  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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This is a win for the court no matter how you slice it.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

But no matter how you slice it up, it’s all fun.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

I think it’s so difficult no matter how you slice it, that you might as well be fighting for something.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025

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

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

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