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
Kornelija-Croatian, Serbian
LÍALEE-aGalician
Zaccheus-Biblical Latin
Ivey['aivi]
ComfortKUM-fərtEnglish (Rare)
JeniferJEN-i-fər (English)English, Cornish