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piece (of the action)

 and bit of the action; slice of the action

Sl. a share in the activity or the profits. (Especially of a business scheme or gambling activity.) If you get in on that real estate deal, I want a piece, too. Deal Tom in. He wants a piece of the action.

piece

1. n. a sexually attractive (young) woman. (Crude.) Who’s that piece I saw you with last night?

2. n. a gun, especially a revolver. (Underworld.) Okay, this gun is aimed at your head. Drop your piece.

3. n. a tiny ponytail worn by males. Even the little boys—six and seven years old—want to wear a piece. Tony pointed out that lots of pirates wore pieces.

4. n. a piece of shit; POS; something worthless. This car is a piece. Couldn’t you gank something better?

piece

verb

See piece of the action

See:

• a cold piece of work
• a conversation piece
• a piece of cake
• a piece of mind
• a piece of the action
• a piece of the pie
• a piece of work
• abbreviated piece of nothing
• all in one piece
• be (all) of a piece
• be a nasty piece of work
• be a piece of cake
• be of a piece
• be shot to hell
• be thrilled to bits
• be thrilled to pieces
• bits and pieces
• blow to smithereens
• break to pieces
• collector's item
• collector's piece
• conversation piece
• cut (someone) to pieces
• dash to pieces
• fall to pieces
• fur piece
• give (someone) a piece of (one's) mind
• give a piece of mind
• go to pieces
• How long is a piece of string?
• in bits and pieces
• in one piece
• museum piece
• of a piece
• party piece
• pick apart
• pick holes in
• pick to pieces
• pick up the pieces
• piece
• piece by piece
• piece of ass
• piece of cake
• piece of change
• piece of crap
• piece of garbage
• piece of one's mind
• piece of shit
• piece of snatch
• piece of tail
• piece of the action
• piece of the pie
• piece of work
• piece out
• piece together
• puff piece
• pull to pieces
• say piece
• shot full of holes
• speak one's piece
• take a piece out of
• take to pieces
• tear to pieces
• that beats all to pieces
• the pièce de résistance
• the villain of the piece
• think piece
• think-piece
• thrill to pieces
• thrilled to death
• thrilled to pieces
• to pieces
• villain of the piece
• villain of the piece, the
• want a piece of me?
• You want a piece of me?