a piece of the pie

a share in something Each group needs money and is working hard for its own piece of the pie.

Etymology: based on the idea that something whole is like a pie (a round, filled pastry) that can be divided

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Metushelach	-	Biblical Hebrew
Eugen	OI-gen (German)	German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
Kouta	ko:-tah	Japanese
Adhara	-	Astronomy
Mahvash	-	Persian
Milivoj	MEE-lee-voi (Croatian, Serbian)	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic