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verb
To engage in salami slicing.
To divide (something) into small groups or portions; specifically, to tackle (a big task, etc.) in incremental steps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, idiomatic, informal, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To engage in salami slicing.
To reduce (something) incrementally (for example, to cut a budget by gradually removing sums of money from it).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, idiomatic, informal, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From the way a large salami is reduced in size by having thin slices removed from it.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
