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 more money]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
(a) share 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) 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
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) 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
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/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
pie — S2 [paı] n [U and C] ↑filling, ↑pastry [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from pie magpie ( MAGPIE); because the different things in a pie are like the different things a magpie collects] 1.) fruit baked inside a ↑pastry covering slice/piece of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
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
