The state needs to give public schools a larger 'piece of the pie'. [=the state needs to give public schools more funds]
He's the best player on the team and he wants a bigger 'slice of the pie'. [=he wants more money]
His plan to reduce the national debt seems like 'pie in the sky'.
(..) we've ever been cursed with a vicious idiot for a king. - You can't-- - I can, I am. They attacked me! They threw a cow pie at you, so you decided to kill them all? They're starving, you fool. All because of a war you started. (..)2012 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: The Old Gods and the New Season: 2 Episode 6