finger in the pie
English
editNoun
edit- (idiomatic) A share in the doing of something; involvement.
- 1842, The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 26, page 261:
- They informed us that the cause of her committing this rash deed was a dispute with her mistress, but on further inquiry it appears that Cupid had a finger in the pie.
- 2012, H. Liebaers, Mostly in the Line of Duty: Thirty Years with Books, page 73:
- The Foundation had, however, decided to keep a finger in the pie and to pay its share in the running costs of the school.