The company made big profits and the workers want a slice of the pie.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
a share of the pie — see ↑pie • • • Main Entry: ↑share … Useful english dictionary
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 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) piece of the pie — a piece/share/slice/of the pie phrase a share of the available money, benefits etc The company made big profits and the workers want a slice of the pie. Thesaurus: share of somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
(a) slice of the pie — a piece/share/slice/of the pie phrase a share of the available money, benefits etc The company made big profits and the workers want a slice of the pie. Thesaurus: share of somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
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) share of the cake — a slice/share of the ˈcake idiom (BrE) (NAmE a piece/slice/share of the ˈpie) a share of the available money or benefits that you believe you have a right to • Scotland is demanding a larger slice of the national cake … Useful english dictionary
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 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
a finger in the pie — A share in the doing of anything (often said of annoying meddling) • • • Main Entry: ↑finger a finger in the pie see under ↑finger • • • Main Entry: ↑pie … Useful english dictionary
