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"ref": "2008, Shmuley Boteach, The Broken American Male: And How to Fix Him",
"text": "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.",
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"ref": "2012, Artie Woodington, Stormy Roads We Trod: Before and After Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.",
"text": "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.",
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"ref": "2012, J. F. Swartz, Theft of the American Dream: Understanding the Financial Crisis",
"text": "This fact will dramatically affect all things financial and economic, including your little piece of the pie.",
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"roman": "yī bēi gēng",
"sense": "personal share",
"word": "一杯羹"
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"A piece of the action."
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"(idiomatic, one's share from the financial proceeds of illicit activity) A piece of the action."
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"ref": "2008, Shmuley Boteach, The Broken American Male: And How to Fix Him",
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"ref": "2012, Artie Woodington, Stormy Roads We Trod: Before and After Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.",
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"roman": "yī bēi gēng",
"sense": "personal share",
"word": "一杯羹"
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