The company made big profits and the workers want a slice of the pie.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
a piece of the pie — a piece/share/slice of the pie ► a share of a market or the profits available from a business activity: »The US advertising firm is investing heavily to get a bigger piece of the pie in Eastern Europe. Main Entry: ↑pie … Financial and business terms
a piece of the pie — a piece (or slice) of the pie a share of an amount of money or business available to be claimed or distributed orchestras have seen cultural rivals get a bigger piece of the pie … Useful english dictionary
(a) piece of the pie — a share in something. Each group needs money and is working hard for its own piece of the pie. Etymology: based on the idea that something whole is like a pie (= a round, filled pastry) that can be divided … New idioms dictionary
a share of the pie — a piece/share/slice of the pie ► a share of a market or the profits available from a business activity: »The US advertising firm is investing heavily to get a bigger piece of the pie in Eastern Europe. Main Entry: ↑pie … Financial and business terms
a slice of the pie — a piece/share/slice of the pie ► a share of a market or the profits available from a business activity: »The US advertising firm is investing heavily to get a bigger piece of the pie in Eastern Europe. Main Entry: ↑pie … Financial and business terms
The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan — Infobox Book | name = The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan title orig = translator = image caption = author = Beatrix Potter illustrator = Beatrix Potter cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Children s… … Wikipedia
The Pie — Infobox Television episode Title = The Pie Series = Seinfeld Caption = Jerry meets the father of his new girlfriend. Season = 5 Episode = 79 Airdate = February 17, 1994 Production = Writer = Tom Gammill Max Pross Director = Tom Cherones Guests =… … Wikipedia
a piece/slice/share of the pie — a portion of a particular amount of money The state needs to give public schools a larger piece of the pie. [=the state needs to give public schools more funds] He s the best player on the team and he wants a bigger slice of the pie. [=he wants … Useful english dictionary
a piece/share/slice of the pie — ► a share of a market or the profits available from a business activity: »The US advertising firm is investing heavily to get a bigger piece of the pie in Eastern Europe. Main Entry: ↑pie … Financial and business terms
a share/slice of the pie — a piece/share/slice of the pie ► a share of a market or the profits available from a business activity: »The US advertising firm is investing heavily to get a bigger piece of the pie in Eastern Europe. Main Entry: ↑pie … Financial and business terms
