a piece/slice/share of the pie
noun phrase
: a portion of a particular amount of money
The state needs to give public schools a larger piece of the pie.
He's the best player on the team and he wants a bigger slice of the pie.
Examples of a piece/slice/share of the pie in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Affiliates: Give affiliates a piece of the pie for promoting your IP.
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Kary Oberbrunner, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The protestant colonialists want a piece of the pie.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The trough-feeders are united in supporting the largesse, even though each one would benefit from just a slice of the pie.
—James M. Hohman, National Review, 22 Dec. 2023
And for the first time, a giant gaming company is allowing creators to get a piece of the pie.
—Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
Well, there’s no better way to help people thrive than by giving them a piece of the pie.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023
Everyone wants a piece of the pie, and everyone wants in on the Swift money machine.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
The next decade will prove if CCS can hold on to a share of the pie, or if NACS will fully supplant it as the national standard, which is something the Society of Automotive Engineers is evaluating, Reuters reports(Opens in a new window).
—Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 20 July 2023
Others have come in and trying to get a slice of the pie.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 6 June 2022
Kary Oberbrunner, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The protestant colonialists want a piece of the pie.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The trough-feeders are united in supporting the largesse, even though each one would benefit from just a slice of the pie.
—James M. Hohman, National Review, 22 Dec. 2023
And for the first time, a giant gaming company is allowing creators to get a piece of the pie.
—Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
Well, there’s no better way to help people thrive than by giving them a piece of the pie.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023
Everyone wants a piece of the pie, and everyone wants in on the Swift money machine.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
The next decade will prove if CCS can hold on to a share of the pie, or if NACS will fully supplant it as the national standard, which is something the Society of Automotive Engineers is evaluating, Reuters reports(Opens in a new window).
—Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 20 July 2023
Others have come in and trying to get a slice of the pie.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 6 June 2022
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