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
Annett['ænit]
Jude[dʒu:d]
Sofija-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian
NickolasNIK-ə-ləsEnglish
HerthaHER-tahGerman
Zviadi-Georgian