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
Finella-Scottish
Oscar['ɔskə]
Tafadzwa-Southern African, Shona
Sixtus-Late Roman
Cholpon-Kyrgyz
VeldaVEL-dəEnglish