have a finger in the pie

  • 11finger in the pie — {n. phr.}, {informal} Something to do with what happens; part interest or responsibility. * /When the girls got up a Christmas party, I felt sure Alice had a finger in the pie./ * /The Jones Company was chosen to build the new hospital and we… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 12finger\ in\ the\ pie — n. phr. informal Something to do with what happens; part interest or responsibility. When the girls got up a Christmas party, I felt sure Alice had a finger in the pie. The Jones Company was chosen to build the new hospital and we knew Mr. Smith… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 13have a finger in every pie —    If someone has a finger in every pie, they are involved in many activities.     For information about the activities in this town, you should talk to John Brown. He s got a finger in every pie …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 14have a finger in a/the pie — to have an interest or share in something a sharp talent agent who has a finger in nearly every pie in show business • • • Main Entry: ↑finger have a finger in a/the pie see ↑finger, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 15finger — ► NOUN 1) each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand (or five, if the thumb is included). 2) a measure of liquor in a glass, based on the breadth of a finger. 3) an object with the long, narrow shape of a finger. ► VERB 1)… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 16finger — [fiŋ′gər] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger finger, Goth figgrs, prob. < IE base * penkwe, FIVE] 1. any of the five jointed parts projecting from the palm of the hand; esp., any of these other than the thumb 2. the part of a glove that covers one of …

    English World dictionary

  • 17finger — /ˈfɪŋgə/ (say fingguh) noun 1. any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb. 2. a part of a glove made to receive a finger. 3. the breadth of a finger as a unit of length; digit. 4. the length of a finger, 12 cm,… …

  • 18Finger — Durch die Finger sehen: Nachsicht üben, milde urteilen, eigentlich: nicht mit vollem Blick hinsehen. Diese Wendung, die früher wohl von der entsprechenden Handgebärde begleitet wurde, hat im heutigen Sprachgebrauch viel von ihrer einstigen… …

    Das Wörterbuch der Idiome

  • 19finger — fingerer, n. fingerless, adj. /fing geuhr/, n. 1. any of the terminal members of the hand, esp. one other than the thumb. 2. a part of a glove made to receive a finger. 3. the breadth of a finger as a unit of measurement; digit. 4. the length of… …

    Universalium

  • 20finger — noun each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand (or five, if the thumb is included). ↘a measure of spirits in a glass, based on the breadth of a finger. verb 1》 touch or feel with the fingers. 2》 (usu. finger someone for)… …

    English new terms dictionary