a piece of the action



a piece of the action

a share of the profits or advantages that come from an activity He agreed to run the golf course for $15,000 a year and a piece of the action.
See also: action, of, piece

a piece/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.
See also: action, of, piece

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Govind-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada
Brigittabree-GI-tah (German)German, Dutch, Hungarian
Tine (2)-Slovene
StefÁN-Icelandic
ChloeKLO-ee (English)English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Robynne-English (Rare)