Meaning of finger in the pie | Babel Free

Definitions

A share in the doing of something; involvement.

idiomatic

Examples

“They informed us that the cause of her committing this rash deed was a dispute with her mistress, but on further inquiry it appears that Cupid had a finger in the pie.”

“The Foundation had, however, decided to keep a finger in the pie and to pay its share in the running costs of the school.”

“Another possibly more lucrative finger in India’s pie for Musk could be Starlink, the satellite internet technology operated by his SpaceX company.”

CEFR level