finger in the pie



finger in the pie

A sign of one's involvement (often seen as meddling) in a situation. Mom is now calling me every hour, and I'm sure you had a finger in the pie—what exactly did you tell her?
See also: finger, pie

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JayneJAYNEnglish
Ayumuah-yoo-mooJapanese
Farai-Southern African, Shona
KyraKIE-rə, KEE-rəEnglish
Winslow['winzləu]
Richa-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali