salami-slice
To engage in salami slicingTo engage in salami slicing.: To divide (something) into small groups or portions; specifically, to tackle (a big task, etc.) in incremental steps.
Translations
1 languagesMeaning
2 sensesTo engage in salami slicing.
(UK, idiomatic, informal, transitive)To divide (something) into small groups or portions; specifically, to tackle (a big task, etc.) in incremental steps.
(UK, idiomatic, informal, transitive)To reduce (something) incrementally (for example, to cut a budget by gradually removing sums of money from it).
Origin
From the way a large salami is reduced in size by having thin slices removed from it.From the way a large salami is reduced in size by having thin slices removed from it.
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Forms
salami-slices, salami-slicing, salami-sliced, salami-slicedregular · Lesson
| Base form | salami-slice · to salami-slice |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | salami-slices |
| Present participle | salami-slicing |
| Past simple | salami-sliced |
| Past participle | salami-sliced |
Tenses
salami-slice · salami-sliced · will salami-slice · have salami-slicedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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