Slice
51slice — [14] Slice comes from Old French esclice ‘splinter’, a derivative of the verb esclicier ‘reduce to splinters, shatter’. This in turn was acquired from Frankish *slītjan, a descendant of prehistoric Germanic *slītan ‘slit’ (source of English slit… …
52slice — a fire shovel. Bristol. So an EGG SLICE …
53Slice bar — Slice Slice, n. [OE. slice, sclice, OF. esclice, from esclicier, esclichier, to break to pieces, of German origin; cf. OHG. sl[=i]zan to split, slit, tear, G. schleissen to slit. See {Slit}, v. t.] 1. A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of… …
54slice off — ˌslice ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they slice off he/she/it slices off present participle slicing off past tense …
55slice and dice — see ↑slice, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑dice slice and dice chiefly US : to divide something into many small parts especially so you can use the result for your own purposes You can slice and dice the data any way you want. • • • Main Entry: ↑slice …
56slice something off — ˌslice sthˈoff/aˈway | ˌslice sth ˈoff sth derived to cut sth from a larger piece • Slice a piece off. • Slice away the corners. • (figurative) He sliced two seconds off the world …
57slice something away — ˌslice sthˈoff/aˈway | ˌslice sth ˈoff sth derived to cut sth from a larger piece • Slice a piece off. • Slice away the corners. • (figurative) He sliced two seconds off the world …
58slice something off something — ˌslice sthˈoff/aˈway | ˌslice sth ˈoff sth derived to cut sth from a larger piece • Slice a piece off. • Slice away the corners. • (figurative) He sliced two seconds off the world …
59slice-of-life — slice′ of life′ adj. of or pertaining to a naturalistic, unembellished representation of real life: a play with slice of life dialogue[/ex] • Etymology: 1890–95; attributive use of slice of life, trans. of F tranche de vie, allegedly coined by… …
60slice and dice (something) — ˌslice and ˈdice (sth) idiom (computing) to divide information into small parts in order to study it more closely or to see it in different ways • The software lets you slice and dice the data and display it in different formats. • Once you enter …
