English Dictionary

piece of the action

名詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) A portion of the monetary gains or other benefits produced by some venture or activity; a share of participation in a venture or activity.

日本語の意味

（比喩的に）事業や活動などで得られた利益の一部、取り分。

After he invested in the startup, he pressured the founders to give him a piece of the action.

彼はそのスタートアップに投資した後、創業者たちに自分にも利益の取り分を与えるよう圧力をかけた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) A portion of the monetary gains or other benefits produced by some venture or activity; a share of participation in a venture or activity.

Sollozzo is coming to us for help, Hagen said. . . . For that we get a piece of the action.

pieces of the action （ plural ）