have a finger in the pie



have a finger in the pie

 and have one's finger in the pie
Fig. to have a role in something; to be involved in something. (See also have one's finger in too many pies) Tess wants to have a finger in the pie. She doesn't think we can do it by ourselves. Sally always wants to have a finger in the pie.
See also: finger, have, pie

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ShelbySHEL-beeEnglish
SparrowSPAR-oEnglish (Rare)
Reynaldo-Spanish, Portuguese
Charalampos-Greek
SpikeSPIEKEnglish (Rare)
KristijanKREES-tee-yahn (Serbian, Croatian)Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian