HAVE A FINGER IN EVERY PIE

Meaning of HAVE A FINGER IN EVERY PIE in English

( informal ) to be involved in a lot of different activities and have influence over them, especially when other people think that this is annoying

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIE — I. ˈpī noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pica; akin to Latin picus woodpecker, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
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FINGER — I. ˈfiŋgə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fingar finger, Old …
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EVERY — I. ˈevr]ē, ]i sometimes ˈevər] adjective Etymology: Middle English everich, every, from Old English ǣfre ǣlc, from ǣfre ever + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIE — (n.) An article of food consisting of paste baked with something in it or under it; as, chicken pie; venison …
Английский словарь Webster
EVERY — (a. & a. pron.) Every one. Cf.
Английский словарь Webster
PIE — ( n. ) An article of food consisting of paste baked with something in it or under it; as, chicken …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EVERY — ( a. & a. pron. ) Every one. Cf.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIE — pie 1 — pielike , adj. /puy/ , n. 1. a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FINGER — — fingerer , n. — fingerless , adj. /fing"geuhr/ , n. 1. any of the terminal members of the hand, …
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EVERY — /ev"ree/ , adj. 1. being one of a group or series taken collectively; each: We go there every day. 2. …
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PIE — I. ˈpī noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pica; akin to Latin picus woodpecker, Old High German speh …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FINGER — I. ˈfiŋ-gər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fingar finger Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EVERY — adjective Etymology: Middle English everich, every, from Old English ǣfre ǣlc, from ǣfre ever + ǣlc each Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIE — noun ·see camp, ·noun, 5. 2. pie ·noun the service book. 3. pie ·vt ·see pi. 4. pie ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
FINGER — vt to touch lightly; to toy with. 2. finger ·vt to execute, as any delicate work. 3. finger ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
EVERY — (·adj & ·pron) every one. ·cf. 2. every (·adj & ·pron) all the parts which compose a whole collection or …
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PIE — [pie] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L pica; akin to L picus woodpecker, OHG speh] (13c ): magpie [2]pie n …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FINGER — [fin.ger] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG fingar finger] (bef. 12c) 1: any of the five terminating members of …
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EVERY — [ev.ery] adj [ME everich, every, fr. OE aefre aelc, fr. aefre ever + aelc each] (bef. 12c) 1 a: being …
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PIE — dish made by lining a shallow container with pastry (q.v.) and filling the container with a sweet or savoury mixture. …
Britannica English vocabulary
FINGER — ancient measure of 1/8 yard, or 4 1/2 inches (11.4 cm), used primarily to measure lengths of cloth. The finger …
Britannica English vocabulary
EVERY — every BrE AmE ˈev ri —In very formal style occasionally also ˈev ə r i (and in compounds too) ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PIE — / paɪ; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] 1. fruit baked in a dish with pastry on the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FINGER — / ˈfɪŋgə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. one of the four long thin parts that stick out …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EVERY — / ˈevri; NAmE / determiner 1. used with singular nouns to refer to all the members of a group of …
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PIE — pie S2 /paɪ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from pie 'magpie' ( ⇨ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FINGER — I. fin ‧ ger 1 S2 W2 /ˈfɪŋɡə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIE — n. 1 a baked dish of meat, fish, fruit, etc., usu. with a top and base of pastry. 2 anything …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FINGER — n. & v. --n. 1 any of the terminal projections of the hand (including or excluding the thumb). 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EVERY — adj. 1 each single (heard every word; watched her every movement). 2 each at a specified interval in a series …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIE — n. 1 a baked dish of meat, fish, fruit, etc., usu. with a top and base of pastry. 2 anything …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FINGER — n. & v. n. 1 any of the terminal projections of the hand (including or excluding the thumb). 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EVERY — adj. 1 each single (heard every word; watched her every movement). 2 each at a specified interval in a series …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIE — 1. n.1 a baked dish of meat, fish, fruit, etc., usu. with a top and base of pastry. 2 anything …
Oxford English vocab
FINGER — n. & v. --n. 1. any of the terminal projections of the hand (including or excluding the thumb). 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
EVERY — adj.1 each single (heard every word; watched her every movement). 2 each at a specified interval in a series (take …
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIE — ( pies) 1. A pie consists of meat, vegetables, or fruit baked in pastry. ...a pork pie. ...apple pie and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FINGER — ( fingers, fingering, fingered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your fingers …
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EVERY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use every to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EVERY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PIE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chicken sandwich/salad/pie etc ▪ I'll make a chicken pie with the leftovers. as easy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FINGER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be caught with your hands/fingers in the till (= to be caught stealing from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EVERY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIE — [noun] - a round pastry container in which meat, vegetables or fruit are cooked and which might also be covered …
Cambridge English vocab
FINGER — [noun] [C] - any of the long thin jointed parts of the hand, esp. those which are not thumbsHe noticed …
Cambridge English vocab
EVERY — (REPEATED) [determiner] - used to show that something is repeated regularlyComputers can perform millions of calculations every second.Every four minutes …
Cambridge English vocab
PIE — See: EAT HUMBLE PIE, FINGER IN THE PIE, PIE IN THE SKY, SWEETIE PIE.
Slang English vocab
EVERY — See: AT EVERY TURN, EACH AND EVERY.
Slang English vocab
PIE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ apple , chicken , meat ( esp. BrE ), pumpkin ( esp. AmE ), etc. ▪ mud …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PIE — n. 25B6; noun PASTRY, tart, tartlet, quiche, pasty, patty, turnover, strudel. See lists here and at cake . 25A0; pie …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EVERY — adj. 25B6; determiner he exercised every day : EACH, each and every, every single. we make every effort to satisfy …
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FINGER — n. 1 digit How many fingers am I holding up? 2 have a finger in be or become or get …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PIE — See: EAT HUMBLE PIE, FINGER IN THE PIE, PIE IN THE SKY, SWEETIE PIE.
Словарь английских идиом
EVERY — See: AT EVERY TURN, EACH AND EVERY.
Словарь английских идиом
EVERY — determiner 1 BAD : There was a representative from every countries. GOOD : There was a representative from every country. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
PIE — I сущ. 1) пирог; пирожок to bake a pie ≈ испечь пирог piece, slice of pie ≈ кусок пирога wedge …
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