Meaning
Something considered an excellent and useful innovation.
Primary Function
Enthusiastic praise.
Communicative Purpose
To express admiration for a new idea or tool.
Pattern
the best thing since sliced bread
Core Structure
the best thing since sliced bread
Função primária
Enthusiastic praise.
Propósito comunicativo
To express admiration for a new idea or tool.
Situações de gatilho
Discovering a helpful gadget, service, or method.
Contextos
Technology, everyday life, marketing.
Padrão
the best thing since sliced bread
Estrutura central
the best thing since sliced bread
Slots de substituição
none
Colocados típicos
- think it’s
- not exactly
- believe
Substituições comuns
- the greatest invention ever
Erros comuns
*the best since sliced bread* (missing ‘thing’)
Similar / contraste
a game-changer
Interferências
Hyperbolic.
Família do chunk
- Praise idioms
Nuance
Playful exaggeration; can be sarcastic.
Efeito pragmático
Generates enthusiasm.
Dica de memória
Person comparing tablet to sliced bread.
Nota
This idiom is often used to express enthusiasm for a new product or innovation, but it can also be used sarcastically to mock something that is not actually very impressive.
Upgrade path
a significant advancement (formal)
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