no matter how you slice it

idiom

US, informal
used to say that the truth of a statement is not changed or affected by the way a situation is thought about or described
Losing is disappointing no matter how you slice it.

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“No matter how you slice it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20matter%20how%20you%20slice%20it. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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