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idioms using “piece”
Piece of the pie
A share of the action or profit
“Once it is obvious that a project will succeed, everyone wants a piece of the pie.”
Bits and pieces
In small parts, not all at once
“We learned about Naoko-san’s family background in bits and pieces.”
Piece of cake
Very simple
“Finishing the report will be a piece of cake; only the summary needs to be written.”
A piece of one’s mind
To give one’s opinion (usually in anger or frustration)
“Hearing that she had to work for the third weekend in a row, Reiko-san gave her boss a piece of her mind.”
Go to pieces
To become very upset or to fall apart
“Kaoru-san knew that Yoshi-san would go to pieces when he found out his project had been cancelled so she didn’t tell him until Friday evening.”