finger in the pie
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.01 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A share in the doing of something; involvement.
Example Sentences
- "They informed us that the cause of her committing this rash deed was a dispute with her mistress, but on further inquiry it appears that Cupid had a finger in the pie."
- "The Foundation had, however, decided to keep a finger in the pie and to pay its share in the running costs of the school."
- "Another possibly more lucrative finger in India’s pie for Musk could be Starlink, the satellite internet technology operated by his SpaceX company."