any way one slices it

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any way one slices it

  • /ˌɛni‿weɪ wʌn ˈslaɪsɪz‿ɪt/ UK
  • /ˌɛni‿weɪ wʌn ˈslaɪsəz‿ət/ US

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Perhaps a reference to a food item such as a cake or a sausage looking the same on the inside no matter how it is sliced.

phrase

  1. US, idiomatic, informal From any perspective; in every case. Near-synonyms: by any measure, by any stretch, at any rate, in any event, at all events, in any case

    Similar: any way one cuts it, however one slices it, no matter how one slices it, no matter how one looks at it, whichever way one slices it, by any measure, by any stretch, at any rate, in any event, at all events, in any case

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phrase from any perspective; in every case

Françaisde toute façon, en tout cas
Italianocomunque la si gira, comunque la giri

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"any way one slices it." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/any%20way%20one%20slices%20it. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

any way one slices it. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/any%20way%20one%20slices%20it

Chicago

"any way one slices it." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/any%20way%20one%20slices%20it.

BibTeX
@misc{any_way_one_slices_it_2026,
  title = {any way one slices it},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/any%20way%20one%20slices%20it},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}