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Definition of pie noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

pie

 noun
noun
NAmE//paɪ//
 
[countable, uncountable]
 
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  • a baked dish of fruit or meat and vegetables with pastry on the bottom, sides, and top a slice of apple pie Help yourself to some more pie. a pie dish see custard pie, pot pie, shepherd's pie
    • Idioms
    as American as apple pie
     
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    used to say that something is typical of America
    as easy as anything/as pie/as ABC/as falling off a log (informal)
     
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    very easy or very easily Fooling him was as easy as falling off a log.
    as nice as pie (informal)
     
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    very kind and friendly, especially when you are not expecting it
    eat crow (also eat humble pie)
     
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    to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made
    have a finger in every pie (informal)
     
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    to be involved in a lot of different activities and have influence over them, especially when other people think that this is annoying
    a piece/slice/share of the pie
     
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    a share of something such as money, profits, etc.
    pie in the sky (informal)
     
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    an event that someone talks about that seems very unlikely to happen This talk of moving to Australia is all just pie in the sky.
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