Collocations for "pie"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "pie" in context.
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pie
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [steak, rabbit, meat, vegetable, apple, pumpkin, cherry] pie
- UK: [steak and kidney, pork] pie
- [homemade, oven, oven-baked, fresh, frozen, supermarket, bakery] pies
- a [piping, steaming] hot pie
- [bake, make, fill, cut, slice, glaze] a pie
- [eat, sell, buy] pies
- stick your [thumb, finger] in the pie
- who ate all the [pie, pies]?
- would you like a [piece, slice] of pie?
- what kind of pie is it?
- the [senator, agent, government] had a finger in the pie
- has his fingers in [many, several] pies
- [everyone, the employees] wanted a piece of the pie (when)
- they [wanted, demanded] a bigger piece of the pie
- the [test, exam, money] was (as) easy as pie
- UK: the [suggestion, idea] was pie in the sky
- pie [crust, fillings, pastry]
- a pie [chart, graphic, diagram]
- UK, slang: was pie-eyed from [too much, all the] booze
'pie' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
a piece
- answer
- ant
- apple
- apricot
- banana
- blackberry
- blueberry
- chart
- cherry
- cream
- crumble
- crust
- currant
- custard
- dessert
- done
- dot
- dough
- easy
- filled
- finger
- flake
- flute
- fork
- graph
- humble
- kidney
- leek
- lemon
- mouth
- partial
- passion
- peach
- piece
- plum
- pork
- pot
- pumpkin
- rabbit
- raisins
- raspberry
- rise
- serving
- shell
- shepherd
- slit
- sniff
- some
- spinach