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

“Not having one is a pity, no matter how you slice it. I had one, lost one, found one, now I’ve lost him again. It’s upsetting. And now I’m a father, too! I hope I have more of a knack for it than old Edward.”

From Literature

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

No matter how you slice it, they are guilty of fiscal mismanagement.

From Seattle Times

No matter how you slice it, $787.5 million is a lot of money.

From Washington Post

No matter how you slice it, inflation is ugly.

From New York Times