any way 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
Any way you slice it, online commerce is here to stay.
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“Any way you slice it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/any%20way%20you%20slice%20it. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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