Confusing slice api distincts same expressions

[mustafin]

I need to be able to insert same expressions in multiple columns using insert from select

Example:
Users.insert(Users.slice(Users.name, Users.description, datetimeLiteral(now), datetimeLiteral(now)).select{ ... })

I need to use Slice(this, columns) manually since slice method have distinct columns
fun slice(vararg columns: Expression<*>): FieldSet = Slice(this, columns.distinct())

[Tapac]

Could you try use .alias as a workaround?