Idiom
best thing since sliced bread
Meaning
Alternative form of greatest thing since sliced bread.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“This new app is the best thing since sliced bread.”
“Many people think the new high-speed train is the best thing since sliced bread because it saves so much time.”
“While some critics remained skeptical, the inventor firmly believed his revolutionary device would be hailed by the public as the best thing since sliced bread.”
Examples
simple
“This new app is the best thing since sliced bread.”
contextual
“Many people think the new high-speed train is the best thing since sliced bread because it saves so much time.”
complex
“While some critics remained skeptical, the inventor firmly believed his revolutionary device would be hailed by the public as the best thing since sliced bread.”
Origin
Pre-sliced bread, first sold in 1928 using Otto Rohwedder's slicing machine, was advertised as 'the greatest forward step in the baking industry'; the comparison became proverbial by mid-century.
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- Level
- B1 · Intermediate
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