"piece of the action" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1969, Mario Puzo, The Godfather",
          "text": "\"Sollozzo is coming to us for help,\" Hagen said. . . . \"For that we get a piece of the action.\"",
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          "ref": "1997 June 29, David W. Dunlap, “The Sign Makers Turn Up the Wattage”, in New York Times, retrieved 2012-12-09",
          "text": "Landlords who were once content to lease rooftops or facades to sign companies now demand a piece of the action, in a joint venture or a limited partnership.",
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          "ref": "2001 June 11, Tim Padgett, Elaine Shannon, “La Nueva Frontera: The Border Monsters”, in Time",
          "text": "There are two ways to get a piece of the action at any of the big drug markets along the border: pay off—or kill off—anyone who stands in your way.",
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          "ref": "2003 April 7, Sonny Inbaraj, “Iraq: Australian Firms Eye Spoils of War in post-Saddam Era”, in Inter Press Service, retrieved 2012-12-09",
          "text": "Australian companies are already manoeuvring for a piece of the action in the reconstruction of Iraq,",
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        "A portion of the monetary gains or other benefits produced by some venture or activity; a share of participation in a venture or activity."
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        "(idiomatic) A portion of the monetary gains or other benefits produced by some venture or activity; a share of participation in a venture or activity."
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          "word": "piece of the pie"
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          "ref": "1969, Mario Puzo, The Godfather",
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