slice
noun /slaɪs/
/slaɪs/
Idioms - Cut the meat into thin slices.
- slice of something a slice of bread/pie
- a slice of toast/pizza
- Another slice of cake, anyone?
Extra Examples- a gin and tonic with a slice of lemon
- The sausage is also sold pre-packed in slices.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- generous
- great
- …
- cut
- eat
- in slices
- slice of
- cut something into slices
- (informal) a part or share of something
- Our firm is well placed to grab a large slice of the market.
- The rent for my room was a large slice out of my budget.
- With this win, they can claim a slice of history.
- Every organization in the land has tried to claim a slice of the cash from the National Lottery.
Extra Examples- He needed a large slice of luck to win the game.
- The agency takes a large slice of the profits.
- They spend a fair slice of the budget on research and development.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- carve
- carve out
- get
- …
- slice of
- a slice of life
- a slice of the action
- a slice of the pie
- …
- a kitchen utensil (= tool) that you use to lift and serve pieces of food
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- a cake slice
- (sport) (in golf, tennis, etc.) a shot that makes the ball go to one side rather than straight ahead, while turning round and roundTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘fragment, splinter’): shortening of Old French esclice ‘splinter’, from the verb esclicier, of Germanic origin; related to German schleissen ‘to slice’, also to slit.
Idioms
a slice/piece of the action
- (informal) a share or role in an interesting or exciting activity, especially one that makes money
- Foreign firms will all want a slice of the action if the new airport goes ahead.
a slice of life
- a film, play or book that gives a very realistic view of ordinary life
- This drama provides a slice of life in 1950s Connecticut.
a slice/piece/share of the pie
(British English also a slice/share of the cake)
- a share of the available money or benefits that you believe you have a right to
- The company is demanding a larger slice of the corporate pie.