pie
A food made with pastry and a filling, such as fruit or meat, baked in a dish.
A dish made from pastry dough filled with sweet or savory ingredients and usually baked in a round or rectangular dish.
The whole amount of something, like money or business, that people can each get a part of.
A total amount of something, especially money or opportunities, that can be divided and shared between different people or groups.
A loving or playful name for someone you think is very sweet or cute, usually in words like "sweetie pie" or "cutie pie".
Used in compounds as a term of endearment for someone who is considered very sweet, cute, or lovable.
To hit someone in the face with a soft pie as a joke or to show you are angry.
To throw or push a pie, usually filled with cream or something soft, into someone’s face, especially as a joke or comic protest.
- Base: pie
- Plural: pie, pies
cutie pie
1nickname for a very cute person
A playful and loving name for someone who looks very cute, especially a child, pet, or partner.
- Look at that baby, what a little cutie pie!
- She posted a photo of her dog with the caption, "My cutie pie."
- Come here, cutie pie, and sit next to me.
easy as pie
1very easy to do
Very easy to do; not difficult at all.
- Don’t worry about the test, it’ll be easy as pie for you.
- Fixing this problem was easy as pie once we had the right tools.
- For her, running five kilometers is easy as pie.
pie chart
1circular graph showing proportions
A round picture that is cut into pieces like a pie to show how different parts compare to the whole amount.
- The teacher used a pie chart to show how students spent their free time.
- This pie chart illustrates the company’s market share in each region.
- They created a pie chart to display the budget breakdown.
pie in the sky
1unrealistic hope or promise
An idea, plan, or promise that sounds good but will probably never happen in real life.
- Some critics say the plan to end poverty in five years is just pie in the sky.
- He makes big promises during elections, but most of them are pie in the sky.
- The idea of working only ten hours a week for full pay still feels like pie in the sky.
shut your pie hole
1rudely tell someone to be quiet
To tell someone to stop talking in a rude or joking but strong way.
- If you don’t like the show, shut your pie hole and change the channel.
- He told his brother to shut his pie hole during the argument.
- The coach yelled at the player to shut his pie hole and listen.
sweetie pie
1loving nickname for a sweet person
A cute and loving name for someone you care about, especially a child or romantic partner.
- Goodnight, sweetie pie, sleep well.
- She kissed her daughter and said, "You’re my little sweetie pie."
- Thanks for helping me, you’re such a sweetie pie.
a slice of the pie
1a share of something valuable
A part or share of money, business, power, or another valuable thing that is divided between people.
- Smaller companies also want a slice of the pie in the growing market.
- Smaller firms are trying to get a slice of the pie in the fast‑growing tech market.
- As profits rise, workers are asking for a bigger slice of the pie.
- As the business became more successful, everyone wanted a slice of the pie.
- New streaming services are all trying to get a slice of the pie.
- Local politicians are fighting for their slice of the pie from the new budget.
as American as apple pie
1very typically American
Very typical of the United States or American culture.
- Baseball is as American as apple pie.
- Baseball is often described as being as American as apple pie.
- The small-town parade felt as American as apple pie.
- Road trips across the country are as American as apple pie.
- He says small family businesses are as American as apple pie.
have a finger in every pie
1Be involved in many things at once
To be involved in many different activities or projects.
- She has a finger in every pie, from local politics to charity work.
- He likes to have a finger in every pie at the office.
have a finger in every pie
2be involved in many activities
To be involved in many different activities, projects, or businesses at the same time.
- She seems to have a finger in every pie, from local politics to charity work.
- Our boss has a finger in every pie and likes to control every project.
- He has a finger in every pie and always knows what’s happening in town.
eat humble pie
1To admit you were wrong and apologize humbly
To say you were wrong and be sorry after someone shows you are wrong.
- After the mistake was discovered, he had to eat humble pie in front of the team.
- After the argument, he had to eat humble pie and apologize.
- She refused to admit her error until the evidence forced her to eat humble pie.
- She was forced to eat humble pie when her plan failed.
eat humble pie
2admit you were wrong
To admit you were wrong and say you are sorry, especially after strongly saying you were right.
- After the report came out, the manager had to eat humble pie and apologize to the team.
- The critics ate humble pie when the movie became a huge success.
- He laughed at her idea, but later he ate humble pie when it worked perfectly.