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Idiom

piece of someone

Meaning

A chance to find out something interesting about someone.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I want to get a piece of him to see if he is honest.”

“After the meeting, I stayed behind to get a piece of the new manager and understand his goals.”

“She sought to get a piece of the mysterious traveler, hoping his stories would reveal the truth behind his sudden arrival.”

Examples

simple

“I want to get a piece of him to see if he is honest.”

contextual

“After the meeting, I stayed behind to get a piece of the new manager and understand his goals.”

complex

“She sought to get a piece of the mysterious traveler, hoping his stories would reveal the truth behind his sudden arrival.”

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