salami slicing
noun [ U ] UK disapproving uk/səˈlɑː.mi ˌslaɪ.sɪŋ/ us/səˈlɑː.mi ˌslaɪ.sɪŋ/
（通常为了省钱）逐量减少（而造成有害的结果）
the activity of gradually reducing something, usually in order to save money, by removing one small amount of it after the other, in a way that is damaging
He argues that cuts should be achieved by fundamentally re-thinking the role of the state rather than by salami slicing. 他提出削减开支应该通过从根本上重新思考政府的角色来实现，而不是靠会造成损害的逐量减少。