a slice of the cake
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha slice of the cakea slice of the cakeBritish EnglishMONEY a share of the profit, help etc that is available Both companies expect to get a big slice of the cake. → cakeExamples from the Corpusa slice of the cake• The latter tend to offer less favourable terms, in order that they may have a slice of the cake.