pie

Definition

  • noun: a food that consists of a pastry crust that is filled with fruit, meat, etc.
  • noun: a meat dish baked with biscuit or pastry crust
  • variant of 'pi'
  • synonyms: pastry, paté, pate

Examples

  • 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'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) We'll instruct them to go after you if you don't come out. Let's hope so. Choucas! Call Charlotte and tell her if she doesn't not bake a pie until this evening, she's fired. GREEN HILL - Yes. - Serge Blondeau. - You were supposed to arrive at . (..)
    1981 To Kill a Cop