finger in the pie, have a

Have an interest in or meddle in something. For example, When they nominated me for the board, I'm sure Bill had a finger in the pie. Another form of this idiom is have a finger in every pie, meaning “to have an interest in or be involved in everything,” as in She does a great deal for the town; she has a finger in every pie. The precise origin of this metaphor, which presumably alludes either to tasting every pie or being involved in their concoction, has been lost. [Late 1500s]

Words nearby finger in the pie, have a

finger-fuck, finger gate, finger grass, finger hole, fingering, finger in the pie, have a, Finger Lakes, fingerling, finger man, finger mark, fingernail

单词	finger in the pie, have a
释义	finger in the pie, have a Have an interest in or meddle in something. For example, When they nominated me for the board, I'm sure Bill had a finger in the pie. Another form of this idiom is have a finger in every pie, meaning “to have an interest in or be involved in everything,” as in She does a great deal for the town; she has a finger in every pie. The precise origin of this metaphor, which presumably alludes either to tasting every pie or being involved in their concoction, has been lost. [Late 1500s] Words nearby finger in the pie, have a finger-fuck, finger gate, finger grass, finger hole, fingering, finger in the pie, have a, Finger Lakes, fingerling, finger man, finger mark, fingernail The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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