slice of life

A realistic portrayal of life in a film, play, or other artistic medium. I heard that play is a slice of life about a youth struggling with depression.

a ˌslice of ˈlife

a story, play or film/movie that shows aspects of ordinary life: In this book Dickens shows us a slice of nineteenth-century London life.

slice of life

A realistic portrayal of people or events typical of everyday life. The term originated as a translation of the French tranche de la vie, applied to French naturalist writings in the late 1800s. It was quickly taken into English and applied to plays, paintings, and other artistic works. The Daily Telegraph had it (Feb. 19, 1981): “Yet another indigestible slice of life about ‘a warm, winning, and wise and wonderful Jewish family.’”

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释义	slice of life slice of life A realistic portrayal of life in a film, play, or other artistic medium. I heard that play is a slice of life about a youth struggling with depression. See also: life, of, slice Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a ˌslice of ˈlife a story, play or film/movie that shows aspects of ordinary life: In this book Dickens shows us a slice of nineteenth-century London life. See also: life, of, slice Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary slice of life A realistic portrayal of people or events typical of everyday life. The term originated as a translation of the French tranche de la vie, applied to French naturalist writings in the late 1800s. It was quickly taken into English and applied to plays, paintings, and other artistic works. The Daily Telegraph had it (Feb. 19, 1981): “Yet another indigestible slice of life about ‘a warm, winning, and wise and wonderful Jewish family.’” See also: life, of, slice The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: a slice of life cannot for the life of me/him/her/us/them can't for the life of me life not give a stuff such is life Such is life! rise from the dead give (one's) life live a life of References in periodicals archive Out of Bon Marche's 38 doors, Slice of Life is in 18, which accounts for 80 percent of the retailer's volume. A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE; PTS AMERICA'S SLICE OF LIFE LINE IS ON ITS WAY TO COLLECTOR'S ITEM STATUS Sometimes, sports are like a particular slice of life: the public sector slice. Ban the designated hitter The play is a slice of life but has overtones of mysticism and symbolism. Anna Christie (1922) The result, in 1986, was the first Slice of Life videodisc, which contained 10,000 medical images. Medical school in Utah overcomes PC-to-Mac communication barrier 'Ano pa bang hindi nila napupuntahan, something more real, real na parang slice of life type. Cathy Garcia-Molina reveals many have doubted Kathryn Bernardo's capacity in acting I've made plenty of violent thrillers - now on to something that's slice of life and fun." Irrfan Khan's 'Qareeb Qareeb Single' gets release date in India Chief executive David Wild believes the roles will be filled easily after the firm's profile was raised by Channel 4 documentary A Slice of Life last summer. SERVING UP 5,000 JOBS And Domino's Pizza: A Slice of Life narrator's stats overload: "Every year Domino's gets through enough tomato sauce to fill two Olympic swimming pools, slices 800 tons of pepperoni, the equivalent of 80 double-decker buses, and the company's drivers travel 13 million miles across the UK." And still can't find the right address. SCRAPING THE BARREL \| AND there was me thinking they just sold pizza (Domino's Pizza: A Slice of Life, Channel 4, Thursday). AND there was me thinking A Slice Of Life by Olivia Brady - Friday, March 7, 8.30pm, Saturday, March 8, 3.30pm and 8.30pm. New plays showcased; NEW WRITING FESTIVAL 2014 For the Love of Mrs Brown shows a small slice of life for Agnes Brown as she deals with Grandad''''s Viagra addiction, her flamboyant hairdresser son and his partner's bickering and her daughter being willing to go under the knife to get a man''''s attention. Arena gig for Mrs Brown For the Love of Mrs Brown's plot shows a small slice of life for Agnes as she deals with Grandad's Viagra addiction, her flamboyant hairdresser son and his partner's bickering, her daughter willing to go under the knife to get a man's attention, not to mention the appearance of superheroes in her own home! Theatre Preview Slated m open the Sarajevo fest in July, this tale of two orphaned siblings eschews a traditional narrative arc, providing instead a slice of life at a particular moment in time. Children of Sarajevo/Djeca POLICE will offer the public a slice of life in the Thin Blue Line when they launch another day-long tweet-athon in Birmingham. Police tweet from the beat in online day of action SLICE OF LIFE: The Mayor of Kirklees, Clr Julie Stuart-Turner, with Kiran Bali, centre left, cutting the cake to mark the Indian Independence Day celebration at the Hindu Temple, Zetland Street, Huddersfield. Enjoying all things Indian and British
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