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Collocations for slice - noun

1. flat piece of food

ADJECTIVE

big, generous, great, huge, large, thick
little, small, thin
cheese, lemon, pizza, etc.

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VERB + slice

cut
She cut a thin slice of lemon.
eat

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PREPOSITION

in slices
The sausage is also sold pre-packed in slices.
slice of
a slice of bread/cake/pizza/toast

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PHRASES

cut sth into slices
He cut the meat into thick slices.

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2. part or share of sth

ADJECTIVE

big, huge, large
fair, significant, sizeable, substantial (all esp. BrE)
They spend a fair slice of the budget on research and development.
narrow, small, tiny

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VERB + slice

carve, carve out
The company has managed to carve out a slice of the market for itself.
get, grab
Many investors are hoping to grab a slice of the action.

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PREPOSITION

slice of
The agency takes a large slice of the profits.

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PHRASES

a slice of life
This drama provides a slice of life in 1950s Connecticut.
a slice of the action
a slice of the pie
Different groups of people will demand a bigger slice of the pie.
a slice of luck (BrE)
He needed a large slice of luck to win the game.

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Collocations for slice - verb

ADVERB

finely (esp. BrE), thinly
Slice the bread thinly.
thickly
neatly (esp. AmE)
cleanly
The knife sliced cleanly through the flesh.
off, up
Slice up the mushrooms and fry them.

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PREPOSITION

into
The blade sliced into her shoulder.
off
He sliced pieces off the large steak.
through
The knife sliced through his ear.

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PHRASES

slice sth in half, slice sth in two
Slice the onion in two.

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Slice is used with these nouns as the subject:
knife

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Slice is used with these nouns as the object:
apple, avocado, banana, bread, carrot, celery, cheese, drive, finger, ham, lemon, lime, loaf, meat, mushroom, onion, pepper, potato, sausage, tomato, turkey

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