slice of the action

slice of the action
   see action1

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  • slice of the action — Go to piece (of the action) …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • a slice of the action — see ↑action • • • Main Entry: ↑slice …   Useful english dictionary

  • a piece/slice of the action — INFORMAL ► involvement in something successful that someone else has started: »It s one thing to be a staff attorney and quite another to be an equity partner getting a piece of the action. Main Entry: ↑action …   Financial and business terms

  • a slice of the action — a piece/slice of the action INFORMAL ► involvement in something successful that someone else has started: »It s one thing to be a staff attorney and quite another to be an equity partner getting a piece of the action. Main Entry: ↑action …   Financial and business terms

  • (a) slice of the action — a piece/slice of the ˈaction idiom (informal) a share or role in an interesting or exciting activity, especially in order to make money • Foreign firms will all want a piece of the action if the new airport goes ahead. Main entry: ↑actionidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) slice of the action — informal being involved in something successful that someone else started. Now research has proved that the new drug is effective, everyone wants a piece of the action …   New idioms dictionary

  • piece of the action — AND bit of the action; slice of the action n. a share in the activity or the profits. (Especially 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. □ Don’t be selfish …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • a piece of the action — a piece/slice of the action INFORMAL ► involvement in something successful that someone else has started: »It s one thing to be a staff attorney and quite another to be an equity partner getting a piece of the action. Main Entry: ↑action …   Financial and business terms

  • (a) piece of the action — a piece/slice of the ˈaction idiom (informal) a share or role in an interesting or exciting activity, especially in order to make money • Foreign firms will all want a piece of the action if the new airport goes ahead. Main entry: ↑actionidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • slice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 flat piece of food ADJECTIVE ▪ big, generous, great, huge, large, thick ▪ little, small, thin …   Collocations dictionary

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