"slice of the pie" meaning in All languages combined

See slice of the pie on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-slice of the pie.ogg Forms: slices of the pie [plural], slice of the cake [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|slices of the pie}} slice of the pie (plural slices of the pie)
  1. (figuratively) A portion of some desirable resource or reward. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: share of the spoils
    Sense id: en-slice_of_the_pie-en-noun-1adE4vxZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 78 22
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slice, pie.
    Sense id: en-slice_of_the_pie-en-noun-iD4hHOps
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): pala kakusta (Finnish), part du gâteau [feminine] (French)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 100 0

Inflected forms

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