piece of the pie
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A piece of the action, usually of one's share from the financial proceeds of an illicit activity.
Informal
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see piece, pie.
Example Sentences
- "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 tremendous privilege of publishing a book."
- "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."
- "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."
- "This fact will dramatically affect all things financial and economic, including your little piece of the pie."