单词 | a piece of the action |
释义 | > as lemmasa piece (also share) of the action a. a piece (also share) of the action: involvement in some lucrative or desirable activity. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > [noun] > financial interest or share subscription1671 concern1748 piece1900 a piece (also share) of the action1938 the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] > fact or action of being concerned with meddlingc1390 implicationc1430 mellingc1440 intermeddling1531 participation1582 mashing1607 trucka1625 concern1643 involvedness1654 interest1660 involvement1706 business1759 immixture1859 involution1886 a piece (also share) of the action1938 1938 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 13 Jan. 23/2 His work down court..[has] earned him the starting berth over Bob Zonne, who, nevertheless, will get in for quite a piece of the action. 1958 H. Gardner Piece of Action 12 A piece of the action on one good retail product and I'll get my own studio and my hours will belong to me. 1966 Maclean's 4 June 1 And last year mink breeders from Scandinavia to California were falling over themselves to buy a piece of the action. 1988 R. Wesson Coping with Lat. Amer. Debt 2 Roughly half of the debt owed to nonofficial bodies is held..secondarily by hundreds of smaller banks that were once eager for a share of the action. 1998 Y.-M. Ooi Flame Tree (1999) vi. 82 There'll be plenty of property developers looking to get a piece of the action. < as lemmas |
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