"slice of the pie" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-slice of the pie.ogg [Australia] Forms: slices of the pie [plural]
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
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slice, pie. Synonyms: slice of the cake
    Sense id: en-slice_of_the_pie-en-noun-iD4hHOps Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): pala kakusta (Finnish), part du gâteau [feminine] (French)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 100 0

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for slice of the pie meaning in English (1.7kB)

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