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piece of the pie

piece of the pie noun: a personal share of a limited resource.

Noun

piece of the pie (plural pieces of the pie)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) A personal share of a limited resource.
    • I'm astonished at the passivity of people who are so worried about themselves, who are so concerned about protecting their piece of the pie, who are not willing to make the kind of political struggle that's going to make a difference between life and death for so many women who don't have the...1985 December 28, Mara Math, quoting Andrea Dworkin, “Andrea Dworkin Talks about Feminism and Pornography”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 24, page 9
    • Since soulless capitalism is born of a deprivation mentality in which all are seen as competing against one another, every time one of his friends takes a bigger piece of the pie, it is his piece that is being taken.2008, Shmuley Boteach, The Broken American Male: And How to Fix Him, →ISBN
  2. (idiomatic, informal) A piece of the action, usually of one's share from the financial proceeds of an illicit activity.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see piece, pie.

Examples of piece of the pie in a sentence

  • They are looking for the loopholes that will give them a bigger piece of the pie, loopholes that will help them in their fight to be top dog.2012, Artie Woodington, Stormy Roads We Trod: Before and After Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., →ISBN:
  • This fact will dramatically affect all things financial and economic, including your little piece of the pie.2012, J. F. Swartz, Theft of the American Dream: Understanding the Financial Crisis, →ISBN:

Synonyms of piece of the pie

Forms of piece of the pie

pluralpieces of the pie

Questions about piece of the pie

What does piece of the pie mean?
Piece of the pie means a personal share of a limited resource.
How do you use piece of the pie in a sentence?
They are looking for the loopholes that will give them a bigger piece of the pie, loopholes that will help them in their fight to be top dog.
What part of speech is piece of the pie?
Piece of the pie is a noun.
What is the plural of piece of the pie?
The plural of piece of the pie is pieces of the pie.

Words near piece of the pie in the dictionary

  1. piece of shite
  2. piece of shites
  3. piece of someone
  4. piece of tail
  5. piece of the action
  6. piece of the pie
  7. piece of the puzzle
  8. piece of trash
  9. piece of work
  10. piece out
  11. piece picking

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