Phrase guide

any way one slices it

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɛni‿weɪ wʌn ˈslaɪsɪz‿ɪt/
  • General-American: /ˌɛni‿weɪ wʌn ˈslaɪsəz‿ət/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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phrase

Meaning 1

From any perspective; in every case.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, informal

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: by any measure, by any stretch, at any rate, in any event, at all events, in any case
  • Any way you slice it, we have to get out of here and we have to take him with us.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 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

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: vaikka asiaa miten kääntelisi — from any perspective; in every case
  • French: de toute façon — from any perspective; in every case
  • French: en tout cas — from any perspective; in every case
  • Italian: comunque la si gira — from any perspective; in every case
  • Italian: comunque la giri — from any perspective; in every case
  • Polish: pod każdym względem — from any perspective; in every case
  • Swedish: i vilket fall som helst — from any perspective; in every case