any way one slices it

any way one slic·es it
UK/ˌɛni‿weɪ wʌn ˈslaɪsɪz‿ɪt/US/ˌɛni‿weɪ wʌn ˈslaɪsəz‿ət/

phrase

From any perspective; in every case.

“Any way you slice it, we have to get out of here and we have to take him with us.”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. USidiomaticinformalFrom any perspective; in every case.

    Any way you slice it, we have to get out of here and we have to take him with us.

    5 more examples

    Near-synonyms: by any measure, by any stretch, at any rate, in any event, at all events, in any case

    Ain't no use to fight it / Don't tamper with my destiny / Any way you slice it / I'm in the hands of fate, you see

    1977, The Originals, “Been Decided”, in Down to Love Town

    Back inside I thought it all over carefully, weighing my options. Not good, any way you sliced it.

    1998, Bill Pronzini, Boobytrap, Speaking Volumes, →ISBN

    Any way one slices it, his dissection of human disease is not a pretty sight.

    2013, William F. Zak, A Mirror for Lovers: Shake-speare's Sonnets as Curious Perspective, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 74

    Any way I slice it, that's going to take some time. Just flying there and back is going to eat up days.

    2018, Derek Haas, The Way I Die: A Novel, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

    Synonyms: 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

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseFrom any perspective; in every case.

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Origin

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.

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Translations

Finnish vaikka asiaa miten kääntelisi
  • vaikka asiaa miten kääntelisifrom any perspective; in every case
French de toute façon, en tout cas
  • de toute façonfrom any perspective; in every case
  • en tout casfrom any perspective; in every case
Italian comunque la si gira, comunque la giri
  • comunque la si girafrom any perspective; in every case
  • comunque la girifrom any perspective; in every case
Polish pod każdym względem
  • pod każdym względemfrom any perspective; in every case
Swedish i vilket fall som helst
  • i vilket fall som helstfrom any perspective; in every case
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APA

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MLA

“any way one slices it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/any%20way%20one%20slices%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “any way one slices it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/any%20way%20one%20slices%20it.

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