cut the pie
Example Sentences
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In my head, it was easy to cut the pie in half, and then in half again, and again: two, four, or eight pieces.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 7, 2019
The pastry was so flaky and delicate that when I went to cut the pie in half to take some photos, a standard butter knife cut cleanly through without denting or collapsing the dome.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2012
Most enterprisers expand frenetically, cut the pie in a quick, cold-eyed killing, then move on to bigger things.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I cut the pie," said the traffic manager simply.
From The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush by Lynde, Francis
He proceeded to cut the pie four ways.
From A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. by Montgomery, Rutherford George
