a slice of the cake



a slice of the cake

  (British, American & Australian) also a slice of the pie (American)
a part of the money that is to be shared by everyone The government has less money to spend on education this year, so primary schools will get a smaller slice of the cake than last year.
See a piece of the action
See also: cake, of, slice

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GerbenKHER-bənDutch
Cilka-Slovene
DoreenDAWR-eenEnglish
Alkibiades-Ancient Greek
ZedZEDEnglish
Ashtoreth-Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology