piece of the pie | Idiomator

Meaning: A personal share of a limited resource.1985December 28, Mara Math, quoting Andrea Dworkin, “Andrea Dworkin Talks about Feminism and Pornography”, inGay Community News, volume13, number24, page 9:I'm astonished at the passivity of people who are so worried about themselves, who are so concerned about protecting theirpiece of the pie, who are not willing to make the kind of political struggle that's going to make a difference between life and death for so many women who don't have the tremendous privilege of publishing a book.2008, Shmuley Boteach,The Broken American Male: And How to Fix Him,→ISBN: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 biggerpiece of the pie, it is his piece that is being taken.2012, Artie Woodington,Stormy Roads We Trod: Before and After Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,→ISBN:They are looking for the loopholes that will give them a biggerpiece of the pie, loopholes that will help them in their fight to be top dog.2012, J. F. Swartz,Theft of the American Dream: Understanding the Financial Crisis,→ISBN:This fact will dramatically affect all things financial and economic, including your littlepiece of the pie.; (idiomatic,one'ssharefrom thefinancialproceedsofillicitactivity)Apiece of the action.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seepiece,‎pie.

Examples:

EN: This is my piece of the pie.
ES: Esto es mi parte del pastel.
EN: Of course I'll talk to him and let him know discretely that he'll get his piece of the pie.
ES: Hablaré con él y le haré saber de forma discreta que tendrá su beneficio.
EN: I've seen to it you're gonna get cut a piece of the pie, too.
ES: Trataré de que tengas también un trozo de pastel.
EN: - A piece of the pie.
ES: - Una parte de la tarta.
EN: Everybody wants a piece of the pie.
ES: Todos quieren un pedazo del pastel
EN: Surgeon, why don't you get a piece of the pie before it gets cold.
ES: Cirujano, corte el asado relleno si no después dice que está frío.
EN: On the other hand, you can get your piece of the pie.
ES: Y puede que vivir junto a mí.
EN: From what I can tell, like these other pups, it's the ones that can do the most pushing and shoving that get the biggest piece of the pie.
ES: Sabrás de lo que hablo. Como aquel otro perrito es uno de los más agresivos para empujar y quedarse con la mayor parte del pastel.
EN: ♪ We finally got a piece of the pie ♪♪
ES: "Al fin tenemos una parte de la torta"
EN: You want a piece of the pie... but you don't want to share with me...
ES: Quieres un pedazo de pastel... pero no lo quieres compartir conmigo.
EN: What's the matter, you don't want a piece of the pie? No.
ES: ¿Qué es, que no quieren una rebanada -?
EN: He thinks he's getting a piece of the pie.
ES: ¡Y el chico, Dash X no tiene idea! Piensa que le daré un pedazo del pastel.
EN: A piece of the pie, not everything.
ES: Es un trozo de tarta, no toda.
EN: Yeah, I want my piece of the pie.
ES: Sí, quiero mi trozo del pastel.
EN: I didn't call you here to say I know about this situation... and I'm gonna squawk unless I get a piece of the pie.
ES: No te pedí que vinieras para decirte que sé sobre esta situación... y que voy a cantar a menos que reciba un pedazo del pastel.

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