piece
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piece definition


  1. n.
    a sexually attractive (young) woman. (Crude.) : Who's that piece I saw you with last night?
  2. n.
    a gun, especially a revolver. (Underworld.) : Okay, this gun is aimed at your head. Drop your piece.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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piece (of the action) definition


and bit of the action; slice of the action
  1. n.
    a share in the activity or the profits. (Especially gambling activity.) : Don't be selfish. Give me a slice of the action. , I helped! I want a bit of the action.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

piece

In addition to the idioms beginning with piece, also see all in one piece; conversation piece; go to pieces; museum piece; of a piece; pick apart (to pieces); pick up the pieces; puff piece; say one's piece; think piece; thrill to pieces; to pieces; villain of the piece.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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