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slice sth off
[ M ]
to remove an amount of something, or to move between or in something
• She sliced off a piece of sausage.
• He accidentally sliced the top off his finger while he was cutting vegetables.
• Amit won the race, slicing three seconds off his previous best time.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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slice
adjectives
a thin slice
• Serve it with thin slices of bread and butter.
a thick slice
• Cut the aubergine into thick slices.
a large/big slice
• He was eating a large slice of chocolate cake.
a small slice
• She politely accepted a small slice of pie.
a generous slice
(= thick or big )
• He cut Donald a generous slice of ham.
verbs
cut a slice
• He cut another slice of bread.
cut something into slices
• Cut the orange into thin slices.
transnet.ir
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verb ADV. finely, thinly Slice the bread thinly. | thickly | neatly | off, up Slice up the mushrooms and fry them. PREP. into The axe sliced into her shoulder. | off slicing pieces off the joint of meat | through The knife sliced through his ear. PHRASES slice sth in half/two Slice the onion in two., noun ADJ. big, generous, great, huge, large, thick | considerable, fair, significant, sizeable, substantial They spend a fair slice of the budget on research and development. | small, thin | cheese, lemon, pizza, etc. VERB + SLICE cut She cut a thin slice of lemon. PREP. in ~s The sausage is also sold pre-packed in slices. | ~ of a slice of toast The agency takes a large slice of the profits. PHRASES cut sth into slices He cut the meat into thick slices.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary