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Meaning of "have a finger in the pie" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HAVE A FINGER IN THE PIE

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WHAT DOES HAVE A FINGER IN THE PIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of have a finger in the pie in the English dictionary

The definition of have a finger in the pie in the dictionary is to have an interest in or take part in some activity. Other definition of have a finger in the pie is to meddle or interfere.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAVE A FINGER IN THE PIE

have a bash
have a bee in one´s bonnet
have a big mouth
have a bone to pick
have a bun in the oven
have a chip on one´s shoulder
have a derry on
have a down on
have a few
have a fit
have a heart!
have a lash
have a load on
have a monkey on one´s back
have a record
have a reputation
have a roving eye
have a screw loose
have a shot at
have a slate loose

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAVE A FINGER IN THE PIE

apple pie
cottage pie
custard pie
cutie pie
deep-dish pie
eat humble pie
game pie
humble pie
meat pie
mince pie
mud pie
pecan pie
pork pie
porky pie
shepherd´s pie
shoofly pie
steak and kidney pie
sugar pie
to be as American as apple pie
umble pie

Synonyms and antonyms of have a finger in the pie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «have a finger in the pie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAVE A FINGER IN THE PIE

Find out the translation of have a finger in the pie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of have a finger in the pie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «have a finger in the pie» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多管闲事
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

con las manos en la masa
570 millions of speakers

English

have a finger in the pie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पाई में एक उंगली है
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يكون إصبع في الكعكة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

есть рыльце в пушку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ter um dedo no bolo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাই মধ্যে একটি আঙুল আছে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mettre la main à la pâte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mempunyai jari dalam pai itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die Hand im Spiel haben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パイ指を持っている
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파이 에 손가락 을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Duwe driji ing pie
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có một ngón tay trong chiếc bánh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பை ஒரு விரல் வேண்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाई मध्ये बोट आहे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çorbada tuzu olmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impicciarsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

posiada palec w pie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

є рильце в пушку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

au un deget in placinta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έχουν ένα δάχτυλο στην πίτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

het ´n vinger in die pie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

har ett finger med i spelet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ha en finger med i spillet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of have a finger in the pie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAVE A FINGER IN THE PIE»

The term «have a finger in the pie» is normally little used and occupies the 122.542 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about have a finger in the pie

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAVE A FINGER IN THE PIE»

Discover the use of have a finger in the pie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to have a finger in the pie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms
HAVE A FINGER IN EVERY PIE See Have a Finger in the Pie. HAVE A FINGER IN MANY (DIFFERENT) HES See Have a Finger in the Pie. HAVE A FINGER IN THE PIE to have a finger in the pie. To be interested or involved in a project or ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 2000
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Dictionary of Proverbs
Cf. No. 12. 10. To have a finger in the pie. 1 553: Respublica, I iii. And first speake for me, bring me in eredyte that my hande be in the pye. 1613: Shakespeare, Henry VlII, I i. The devil speed him! no man's pie is freed From his ambitious finger.
George Latimer Apperson, Martin H. Manser, Stephen J. Curtis, 2005
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To have a finger in the pie (APP 133; ODEP 258; EAP 151; MP 224) 1830 This gentleman was one, who would, to use the common adage, "have a finger in the pie." (I, 158) Angelo, Henry. The Reminiscences of Henry Angelo, 2 vols. London:  ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
have a finger in the pie/in every pie (inf. often derog) 1 to have an interest or share in a plan, business etc or in several plans, businesses etc. He was so anxious for the scheme to do well that I knew he had a finger in the pie. 2 to be involved in ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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Chambers Idioms
have a finger in the pie/in every pie (inf. often derog) 1 to have an interest or share in a plan, business etc or in several plans, businesses etc: He was so anxious for the scheme to do well that I knew he had a finger in the pie. 2 to be involved in ...
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
John West suspected that Brogan and Devlin had a finger in the pie somewhere. □ Jones is a very important man in our town: whenever anything is planned you can be sure he will have a finger in the pie. have/throw a fit/have fits have a ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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Body, Language, and Mind: Sociocultural situatedness
6. a. get one's fingers into something ("participate in something") b. have a finger in something ("take part in something; play a role in something") c. have a finger in the pie ("concern oneself with or be connected with the matter, especially ...
Tom Ziemke, Jordan Zlatev, Roslyn M. Frank, 2008
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
... been called the Rockefeller Gesture after Nelson Rockefeller was seen making it on a news film. have a finger in every pie be involved in a large and varied number of activities or enterprises. have a finger in the pie be involved in a matter , ...
John Ayto, 2010
9
Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... with him because he had a face as long as a fiddle Have a feather in one's cap: To add another achievement * He has added another feather in his cap by breaking the world record in swimming Have a finger in the pie: Take part in a matter; ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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Al Majaz:
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Wahab Alansari, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAVE A FINGER IN THE PIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term have a finger in the pie is used in the context of the following news items.
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Submergence, irrigation issues continue to dog Pranahita project
... is anything to go by, Maharashtra will have a finger in the pie, with regard to the Rs. 38,500 crore Pranahita-Chevella Lift Irrigation Scheme. «The Hindu, May 15»
2
Clean MPs take a bow
But there are some that have a finger in the pie in many projects and contracts. The fact that "negotiated contracts" are the norm and that they ... «The Sun Daily, Apr 15»
3
Why the new e-toll proposals won't work
Over-complicating things much, they obviously have a finger in the pie somewhere. You cannot talk sense into Stupidity, and that is why they ... «BusinessTech, Feb 15»
4
Five scenarios for Bangladesh
Increasingly, the Awami League will have a finger in the pie in the media world – withholding licenses, warning editors, asking them to appear ... «DhakaTribune, Feb 15»
5
Jessica van Onselen, MD - JVO Consulting
... of real partnerships in which both parties have a finger in the pie and are part of the game, and that would really be a positive development. «Moneyweb.co.za, Feb 15»
6
Confidential Samaritans Phonecalls Recorded In Prisons
... system is being sold off piece by piece, to US conglomerates and the politicians concerned in the deal seem to have a finger in the pie! «Huffington Post UK, Dec 14»
7
Walhalla 'rotting' in Baw Baw
“All the agencies love Walhalla, all have a finger in the pie, until something goes wrong, and then they all argue among themselves over who ... «Warragul Citizen, Sep 14»
8
Kurilpa: Residents call for international design competition
"Design by committee", where everyone wants to have a finger in the pie all too often ends in a dull outcome that no one's particular happy with. «Brisbane Times, Sep 14»
9
Badal-Kairon-Majithia clan's growing biz empire
Together, they have a finger in the pie across multiple businesses — transport, hospitality, media, civil aviation, power, energy and even ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Apr 14»
10
The regeneration of Valletta
Even stranger, the head of the civil service also seems to have a finger in the pie as he is reported saying he hoped the master plan would be ... «Times of Malta, Mar 14»

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