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piece of the action

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piece of the action

A part of the profits or success from an activity. Once Sarah heard that Mel was starting a new software company, she decided she wanted a piece of the action and asked to be his business partner.

See also: action, of, piece

piece of the action

A share in an activity or in the profits, as in They wanted a piece of the action in this land deal. [Slang; mid-1900s]

See also: action, of, piece

piece (of the action)

and bit of the action and slice of the action

n. a share in the activity or the profits. (Especially gambling activity.) Don’t be selfish. Give me a slice of the action. I helped! I want a bit of the action.

See also: action, of, piece

piece of the action

Slang

A share of an activity or of profits: "a piece of the action in a Florida land deal" (Shana Alexander).

See also: action, of, piece