slice of the pie

Idioms  

1. Also, slice of the cake. A share of the proceeds or benefits, as in It's reasonable for a heavy contributor to ask for a big slice of the pie. This metaphor for a division of the spoils dates from the late 1800s. Also see the synonym piece of the action.

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Example Sentences

And in the highly fragmented C-stores business, where even the biggest players control a single-digit slice of the pie, there are plenty of potential targets for Casey’s, which has the balance sheet flexibility and experience to make smart acquisitions.

From Barron's

"Everybody's going to be like, okay, we need a bigger slice of the pie," she said.

From BBC

Ke Huy Quan, last year’s best supporting actor winner for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and one of the men who presented it to Robert Downey Jr. for “Oppenheimer” this year, grabbed a slice of the pie after walking the carpet and scarfed it down like he hadn’t eaten all day.

From Seattle Times

Unsurprisingly, online sales make up for a much bigger slice of the pie today.

From Seattle Times

India expects to have a $40 billion worth of slice of the pie by 2040, the government has said.

From Reuters