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Phr V slice off slices, slicing, sliced slice off sth or slice sth off (sth) to remove something by cutting itShe sliced off a piece of the sausage and handed it to me.
phraseslice off1. slice off sth • slice sth off to remove a piece of something from the rest of it by cutting it with one movement of a sharp knife: Slice off the bottom of each pear so they'll stand up in the dish. His knife had slipped and sliced off the tip of his forefinger.■ SIMILAR TO: cut off2. slice sth off sth to reduce a cost or total by a particular amount quickly and easily: By using volunteers we were able to slice $10,000 off the cost of the project.■ SIMILAR TO: cut, chop off
slice offTo cut something or some portion off of some larger thing or piece, with or as with a blade. A noun or pronoun can be used between "slice" and "off." Debris from the crash sliced his hand off. Slice off a piece for me, will you? We'll have to slice off any branches showing signs of rot. slice something offto cut something off with slicing motions. Sue sliced the dead branches off with a tree saw. Karen sliced off a nice piece of turkey. slice offv. To cut something from a larger piece: I picked up the knife and sliced off a piece of cheese. The chef held the pineapple down and sliced the top off. |