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Idiom

piece of the pie

Meaning

A piece of the action.

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

Examples

“Everyone wants a piece of the pie in this new business.”

“Since the company is finally making a profit, the employees expect a piece of the pie.”

“After years of contributing to the project, the partners demanded a fair piece of the pie before signing the final contract.”

Examples

simple

“Everyone wants a piece of the pie in this new business.”

contextual

“Since the company is finally making a profit, the employees expect a piece of the pie.”

complex

“After years of contributing to the project, the partners demanded a fair piece of the pie before signing the final contract.”

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