finger in every pie

finger in every pie

Involvement in several different activities or enterprises at once, especially when maintaining some level of influence over those activities. Monica wouldn't be so busy and stressed if she didn't have a finger in every pie. Paul has his finger in every pie when it comes to local businesses. If you need a deal done around here, he's your man.
See also: every, finger, pie
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • have a finger in every pie
  • have a/(one's) finger in every pie
  • ploughshares
  • plowshare
  • beat swords into ploughshares
  • beat swords into plowshares
  • beat/turn swords into ploughshares
  • turn swords into ploughshares
  • swinger
  • pokery
References in periodicals archive
IRISHWOMAN'S TESTING TIME AS SHE PUTS SNACK BACK ON THE MAP PRETTY blonde Helen Dwyer has a finger in every pie.
Things pie do to earna crust
Finger in every pie!: Matt Lloyd at Mad O'Rourke's Pie Factory.
Stars in their pies: the last 4; COMPETITION: Tasty finalists find a recipe for success in battle of the fillings
"He has a finger in every pie and he's still making music to this day."
Sir Bob's now a college don