- (a) slice of the action
- informal
being involved in something successful that someone else started.
Now research has proved that the new drug is effective, everyone wants a piece of the action.
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(a) slice of the action
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a slice of the action — see ↑action • • • Main Entry: ↑slice … Useful english dictionary
a slice of the action — a piece/slice of the action INFORMAL ► involvement in something successful that someone else has started: »It s one thing to be a staff attorney and quite another to be an equity partner getting a piece of the action. Main Entry: ↑action … Financial and business terms
(a) slice of the action — a piece/slice of the ˈaction idiom (informal) a share or role in an interesting or exciting activity, especially in order to make money • Foreign firms will all want a piece of the action if the new airport goes ahead. Main entry: ↑actionidiom … Useful english dictionary
slice of the action — Go to piece (of the action) … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
a piece/slice of the action — INFORMAL ► involvement in something successful that someone else has started: »It s one thing to be a staff attorney and quite another to be an equity partner getting a piece of the action. Main Entry: ↑action … Financial and business terms
slice of the action — see action1 … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
a piece of the action — a piece/slice of the action INFORMAL ► involvement in something successful that someone else has started: »It s one thing to be a staff attorney and quite another to be an equity partner getting a piece of the action. Main Entry: ↑action … Financial and business terms
(a) piece of the action — a piece/slice of the ˈaction idiom (informal) a share or role in an interesting or exciting activity, especially in order to make money • Foreign firms will all want a piece of the action if the new airport goes ahead. Main entry: ↑actionidiom … Useful english dictionary
piece of the action — AND bit of the action; slice of the action n. a share in the activity or the profits. (Especially gambling activity.) □ If you get in on that real estate deal, I want a piece, too. □ Deal Tom in. He wants a piece of the action. □ Don’t be selfish … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
slice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 flat piece of food ADJECTIVE ▪ big, generous, great, huge, large, thick ▪ little, small, thin … Collocations dictionary
