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noun pʌɪpaɪ A baked dish of fruit, or meat and vegetables, typically with a top and base of pastry. mass noun a good meal of hot pie and peas Example sentencesExamples - However, you won't end up with a well-balanced diet if you simply swap meat pies for cheese sandwiches and salt and vinegar crisps.
- Fill the pastry case with the pumpkin mixture and bake the pie on the hot baking tray for 15 minutes.
- For a main dish bake a pie with pumpkin, yam and potato.
- There was a market where men were selling hearty vegetables, fruit, and fresh meat pies that they had labored over to produce profit.
- Ella had her eye on a strawberry-topped pie with a pastry base and firm custardlike filling.
- At least 75 per cent of our salt is found in processed foods such as ready-made meals, some breads and breakfast cereals, meat pies, soups, sauces, and cheese.
- Biscuits, cakes, pastries, meat pies, sausages, hard cheese, butter and foods containing lard, coconut or palm oil all tend to be high in saturated fats.
- For oven meals all you need are casserole dishes in a few sizes, a roaster, some pie plates for meat pies and quiches, and pizza pans.
- Brigid secretly took a basket from the kitchen and stored some fruits, meats and pies in it.
- Meat pies, joints of mutton, and other hearty foods are most likely to be served.
- There many meats, chickens, fruits and vegetables, pies and desserts.
- Meat pies would be dished up with sauce squeezed by the lady behind the counter and full strength beers would be served in bottles.
- I grabbed the meat pies that I had baked out of the oven and threw them on a platter.
- Put the potato into a piping bag with a 2cm plain nozzle and pipe on to the meat mixture in the pie dish.
- My favourite dish is his pecan pie, unquestionably the best I've ever eaten.
- Pour the filling in the pie dish, and fold the flaps of dough over the borders of the filling.
- Shoppers can stock up on a wide range of goods including honey, free range eggs, organic vegetables, jams and chutney fresh meats, cheeses and pies.
- Pour the cooled sauce over the chicken and vegetables in the pie dish and cover with puff pastry.
- The trick here is to understand that you're eating a meat pie, and not some exquisite culinary treat.
- The food basket was stuffed with savory meat pies, potato salad and a wonderful deep-dish apple pie for dessert.
Synonyms pastry, tart, tartlet, quiche, pasty, patty, turnover
Phrases (as) easy (or simple)as pie using the camera was as easy as pie
(as) nice (or sweet) as pie Extremely pleasant or polite. the girl she spoke to was as nice as pie Example sentencesExamples - However, she gains no support from her husband, who is the epitome of the couch potato, nor her neighbor Judy, who is as sweet as pie and about as bright.
- She would act all sweet as pie until the director shouted, ‘Action!’
- My son is as sweet as pie, but he has ADHD and sometimes its overwhelming for me to have to deal with him.
- "When I'm off the pitch, I will be as nice as pie. I'll sign autographs, I'll smile, but as soon as I cross the white line, I am there to win the game."
- She could be as nice as pie in a few days, that's been the pattern recently.
a piece (or slice) of the pie A share of an amount of money or business available to be claimed or distributed. orchestras have seen cultural rivals get a bigger piece of the pie Example sentencesExamples - If we sell the house and in 10 years' time somebody gets permission, we might as well get a slice of the pie.
- By the end of December, only about 30,000 people nationwide had applied for a piece of the pie, a tiny fraction of the number the settlement could handle.
- His wife has now filed for divorce and is asking for a slice of the pie.
- It is hardly surprising that others are now demanding a slice of the pie.
- With the EU expanding the real concern is that existing farmers will see their supports further eroded as new member states get a slice of the pie.
- But licensing money is a slice of the pie by which all major leaguers are created essentially equal, with their payments based solely on service time, not on star power.
- Blockbusters spawn numerous producers who all expect a slice of the pie.
- Now residents living near the hot springs want a piece of the pie.
- But this system seems geared towards only helping those who already have a piece of the pie.
- Most of them want a slice of the pie or over-state their role in the book's production.
informal Used to describe or refer to something that is pleasant to contemplate but is very unlikely to be realized. don't throw away a decent offer in pursuit of pie in the sky Example sentencesExamples - The plans are not pie in the sky, they are something we are pursuing with some vigour.
- If I am a disaster at any stage, leading the party will be pie in the sky.
- It's probably pie in the sky to say we could unionize them, but that's what I'd like to see.
- We are still in the preliminary stages but we are seriously interested - it is not pie in the sky.
- Not so long ago, many people thought that bringing crime in New York under control was pie in the sky.
- We are not talking pie in the sky, we are talking about clear correlations which will help deliver a healthier Scotland.
- One source said: ‘That type of number is simply pie in the sky.’
- He went on: ‘This is not just wishful thinking or pie in the sky.’
- And obtaining permission to hold a demonstration, well that's just pie in the sky.
- I had to convince them that my plans to renovate it weren't just pie in the sky and persuade them that I'd actually finish it.
Synonyms false hope, illusion, delusion, unrealizable dream, fantasy, pipe dream, daydream, reverie, mirage, castle in the air, castle in spain
Origin Middle English: probably the same word as pie2, the various combinations of ingredients being compared to objects randomly collected by a magpie. The pie that is a dish with a pastry crust is the same as the pie in names of birds such as the magpie, which until the late 16th century was simply called a pie (the mag part comes from the name Margaret. It seems to have been quite common to give birds' names, as in the Robin). The various ingredients in a pie may have suggested the objects randomly collected by the ‘thieving magpie’. The word itself comes from Latin pica ‘magpie’. Originally pied (Late Middle English) meant ‘black and white like a magpie’ and referred to the robes of some friars. Now it chiefly refers to birds, such as the pied wagtail. Mammals such as horses are described as piebald (late 16th century), which also means ‘black and white’: the second part is bald in the old sense ‘streaked with white’. The expression pie in the sky, ‘something pleasant to contemplate but very unlikely to be realized’, was originally American and comes from a song written in 1911 by Joe Hill, one of the leaders of an organization called the Industrial Workers of the World (also known as the Wobblies). Along with their union card, each member would receive a songbook containing parodies of popular songs and hymns of the day, with the motto ‘To Fan the Flames of Discontent’ on the cover. The song from which this phrase comes is called ‘The Preacher and the Slave’. It parodies a Salvation Army hymn, ‘In the Sweet Bye and Bye’, which promised those suffering on earth a better life in heaven. In response to the slave asking the preacher for some food, the chorus of the parody goes: ‘Work and pray, live on hay, / You'll get pie in the sky when you die.’
Rhymes ally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai noun pʌɪpaɪ Used in names of birds that resemble the magpie, especially in having black-and-white plumage, e.g. tree pie. Example sentencesExamples - The Indian Tree Pie is a long-tailed chestnut-brown bird, with sooty head and neck.
- Ornithologists will know that the strangely-named Indian Tree Pie takes its name from a colourful Indian member of the crow family (Dendrocitta vagabunda).
- The present investigation was carried out on oviductal activity during the annual ovarian cycle of the Indian tree pie.
- The word is derived from the Medieval English for magpie (pie from Latin pica).
Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pica 'magpie' (related to picus 'green woodpecker'). noun pʌɪpaɪ A former monetary unit of India and Pakistan, equal to one twelfth of an anna. Example sentencesExamples - Towards the nineteenth century, the pie was the smallest minted coin in India.
- Copper coins were the Pice (of 3 Pies) and the Pie.
Origin From Hindi pā'ī, from Sanskrit pada, padī 'quarter'. nounpīpaɪ 1A baked dish of fruit, or meat and vegetables, typically with a top and base of pastry. Example sentencesExamples - Ella had her eye on a strawberry-topped pie with a pastry base and firm custardlike filling.
- The trick here is to understand that you're eating a meat pie, and not some exquisite culinary treat.
- Shoppers can stock up on a wide range of goods including honey, free range eggs, organic vegetables, jams and chutney fresh meats, cheeses and pies.
- Meat pies would be dished up with sauce squeezed by the lady behind the counter and full strength beers would be served in bottles.
- For a main dish bake a pie with pumpkin, yam and potato.
- Pour the filling in the pie dish, and fold the flaps of dough over the borders of the filling.
- Brigid secretly took a basket from the kitchen and stored some fruits, meats and pies in it.
- Put the potato into a piping bag with a 2cm plain nozzle and pipe on to the meat mixture in the pie dish.
- My favourite dish is his pecan pie, unquestionably the best I've ever eaten.
- The food basket was stuffed with savory meat pies, potato salad and a wonderful deep-dish apple pie for dessert.
- Fill the pastry case with the pumpkin mixture and bake the pie on the hot baking tray for 15 minutes.
- At least 75 per cent of our salt is found in processed foods such as ready-made meals, some breads and breakfast cereals, meat pies, soups, sauces, and cheese.
- There was a market where men were selling hearty vegetables, fruit, and fresh meat pies that they had labored over to produce profit.
- For oven meals all you need are casserole dishes in a few sizes, a roaster, some pie plates for meat pies and quiches, and pizza pans.
- I grabbed the meat pies that I had baked out of the oven and threw them on a platter.
- There many meats, chickens, fruits and vegetables, pies and desserts.
- Biscuits, cakes, pastries, meat pies, sausages, hard cheese, butter and foods containing lard, coconut or palm oil all tend to be high in saturated fats.
- However, you won't end up with a well-balanced diet if you simply swap meat pies for cheese sandwiches and salt and vinegar crisps.
- Pour the cooled sauce over the chicken and vegetables in the pie dish and cover with puff pastry.
- Meat pies, joints of mutton, and other hearty foods are most likely to be served.
Synonyms pastry, tart, tartlet, quiche, pasty, patty, turnover - 1.1US A pizza.
Example sentencesExamples - We ordered a pizza pie and sat down at a table in the middle of the seating area.
- The only thing he could snatch faster than a pizza pie was the thin-crusted regions of a minor.
- However, for an extra $25 per topping, parents can add some fun to their pageant pizza pie.
- And if you want the full effects go eat a pizza pie!
- Slices come from a pie that was cooked maybe an hour ago and are reheated back in the pizza oven whereas a pie is lovingly made to order from scratch and served immediately.
- So after a full hour and a half of preparation we stuck the pizza pie into the oven.
- The chain, with 11,100 stores on Earth, also plans to provide pizza pies for the station's crew.
- She had never even heard of pizza pie, let alone Salvador Dali.
- Then turn those pedals a few more times to the Pizza patio for a tasty fat crust pie and a dangerously-strong blue margarita.
- Since time immemorial, pizza makers have been arguing whether a pie is only as good as its crust, or its toppings - or the sheer timing of it.
- The pizza comes in all different sizes and they offer delivery service as well, but what surprised me was the dough cube sitting in the middle of my pizza pie.
- Others chose the cool shade of out-of-the-way awnings under which they could munch pizza pie and smoke.
- A waitress walked over carrying a pie of plain pizza.
- The amount of filling made for a very satisfyingly thick pie, and the pizza dough was nice and crunchy, but thin enough not to occupy the center of the stage.
- John turned us on to this fantastic new thing called pizza pie.
Phrases (as) easy (or simple)as pie using the camera was as easy as pie
(as) nice (or sweet) as pie Extremely pleasant or polite. the girl she spoke to was as nice as pie Example sentencesExamples - My son is as sweet as pie, but he has ADHD and sometimes its overwhelming for me to have to deal with him.
- "When I'm off the pitch, I will be as nice as pie. I'll sign autographs, I'll smile, but as soon as I cross the white line, I am there to win the game."
- She could be as nice as pie in a few days, that's been the pattern recently.
- She would act all sweet as pie until the director shouted, ‘Action!’
- However, she gains no support from her husband, who is the epitome of the couch potato, nor her neighbor Judy, who is as sweet as pie and about as bright.
a piece (or slice) of the pie A share of an amount of money or business available to be claimed or distributed. orchestras have seen cultural rivals get a bigger piece of the pie Example sentencesExamples - His wife has now filed for divorce and is asking for a slice of the pie.
- But this system seems geared towards only helping those who already have a piece of the pie.
- By the end of December, only about 30,000 people nationwide had applied for a piece of the pie, a tiny fraction of the number the settlement could handle.
- If we sell the house and in 10 years' time somebody gets permission, we might as well get a slice of the pie.
- It is hardly surprising that others are now demanding a slice of the pie.
- Most of them want a slice of the pie or over-state their role in the book's production.
- But licensing money is a slice of the pie by which all major leaguers are created essentially equal, with their payments based solely on service time, not on star power.
- With the EU expanding the real concern is that existing farmers will see their supports further eroded as new member states get a slice of the pie.
- Now residents living near the hot springs want a piece of the pie.
- Blockbusters spawn numerous producers who all expect a slice of the pie.
informal Something that is pleasant to contemplate but is very unlikely to be realized. Example sentencesExamples - And obtaining permission to hold a demonstration, well that's just pie in the sky.
- The plans are not pie in the sky, they are something we are pursuing with some vigour.
- Not so long ago, many people thought that bringing crime in New York under control was pie in the sky.
- One source said: ‘That type of number is simply pie in the sky.’
- I had to convince them that my plans to renovate it weren't just pie in the sky and persuade them that I'd actually finish it.
- We are not talking pie in the sky, we are talking about clear correlations which will help deliver a healthier Scotland.
- We are still in the preliminary stages but we are seriously interested - it is not pie in the sky.
- He went on: ‘This is not just wishful thinking or pie in the sky.’
- If I am a disaster at any stage, leading the party will be pie in the sky.
- It's probably pie in the sky to say we could unionize them, but that's what I'd like to see.
Synonyms false hope, illusion, delusion, unrealizable dream, fantasy, pipe dream, daydream, reverie, mirage, castle in the air, castle in spain
Origin Middle English: probably the same word as pie, the various combinations of ingredients being compared to objects randomly collected by a magpie. nounpīpaɪ short for magpie Example sentencesExamples - Ornithologists will know that the strangely-named Indian Tree Pie takes its name from a colourful Indian member of the crow family (Dendrocitta vagabunda).
- The word is derived from the Medieval English for magpie (pie from Latin pica).
- The present investigation was carried out on oviductal activity during the annual ovarian cycle of the Indian tree pie.
- The Indian Tree Pie is a long-tailed chestnut-brown bird, with sooty head and neck.
Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pica ‘magpie’ (related to picus ‘green woodpecker’). nounpīpaɪ A former monetary unit of India and Pakistan, equal to one twelfth of an anna. Example sentencesExamples - Towards the nineteenth century, the pie was the smallest minted coin in India.
- Copper coins were the Pice (of 3 Pies) and the Pie.
Origin From Hindi pā'ī, from Sanskrit pada, padī ‘quarter’. |