have a finger in the/every pie

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He’s a developer in those parts and he’s trying to get his finger in the pie.

Recognizing that, when several agencies have a finger in the pie of, say, biotechnology, it is prudent that there should be a committee to coordinate their spending.

I said well what I’m feeling about doing I said is er just sort of keeping a finger in the pie I said.

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