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piece Theme: HAIR n. a tiny ponytail worn by males.Even the little boys—six and seven years old—want to wear a piece.Tony pointed out that lots of pirates wore pieces. Theme: WEAPONRY n. a gun, especially a revolver. (Underworld.)Is that guy carrying a piece?Okay, this gun is aimed at your head. Drop your piece. Theme: WOMAN - ATTRACTIVE n. a sexually attractive (young) woman. (Crude.)She's a real piece!Who's that piece I saw you with last night?
piece noun 1 a woman as a sexual object; sex US, 1942. 2 an ounce of drugs US, 1936. 3 cocaine UK, 2003. 4 crack cocaine UK, 2003. 5 a handgun. Conventional English from C16 until the late C19, then dormant, then slang, chiefly used in the US US, 1930. 6 a snack US, 1970. 7 a slice of bread, especially bread and spread; a sandwich. Originally just 'a slice of bread'. Also seen in English dialect use from Northumbria to Cornwall UK: SCOTLAND, 1787. 8 (especially with children) a sandwich. Used in the south and west of mainland Australia AUSTRALIA, 2003. 9 a well executed work of graffiti art. An abbreviation of 'masterpiece' US, 2001. 10 a domicile, be it a room, apartment or house US, 2001
idiompiecegive sb a piece of your mindto tell someone how angry you are with them and why:If I see that woman again I'm going to give her a piece of my mind. We're helping her out, and she treats us like dirt.Bonds locked the dressing room door after the game and gave the players a piece of his mind.how long is a piece of string?spoken used in order to tell someone that it is impossible to answer their question, because it could have several different answers:I'm sorry, I can't tell you how much the job will cost - with consultancy work it's like asking how long's a piece of string."What's a reasonable starting salary for a graduate?" "How long is a piece of string?"sb is a nasty piece of workused in order to say that someone is very unpleasant and should not be trusted:Caroline's a nasty piece of work - she doesn't care who she steps on as long as she makes it to the top.He was a smart man and a good worker, but a nasty piece of work all the same.sb is a piece of work AmEAmECharacter/personality used in order to say that someone is very unusual, annoying, or unpleasant:Laverne, at 62, is truly a piece of work - eight rhinestone cocktail rings the size of golfballs and earrings to match.Dave's old girlfriend - she's a piece of work. She'll start crying if he even speaks to another woman.We forget what an amazing piece of work Ali was and how much media attention he got.of a piece BrEBrE1 used in order to say that something is the same all the way through, in all its parts:His conduct in this affair has been of a piece throughout.Montepulciano is very much all of a piece, so I can't recommend one particular area to stay in.2 used in order to say that one part of something, such as a situation, a book, or someone's character, is similar to other parts:C. S. Lewis's reluctance to talk about his relationship with Mrs Moore was of a piece with his strong sense of personal privacy.The formal artificiality of the gardens seemed to me of a piece with the town as a whole.a piece/slice of the actionan opportunity to be involved in a business, activity etc that is successful and exciting:Now that the price of stocks is going up, everyone wants a piece of the action.If you want to get a slice of the action, tickets for the concert are on sale at the stadium now.be a piece of cakeused in order to say that something is very easy:Cycling in the hills was a piece of cake. It was the cobblestone streets that finally wore us out. After getting our daughter through high school and on to college, raising an 8-year-old seems like a piece of cake.be a piece of piss BrEBrEslang a slightly rude expression used in order to say that something is very easy:Those exams are a piece of piss - I don't know why everyone's getting so stressed."How was the gig?" "Piece of piss - they loved us."a piece/slice of the pie AmEAmEthe part of something, especially an amount of money, that one group of people receive when several groups are each getting a part of it:In the 1960s, the economy was healthy, and people could afford to be generous and help others get a piece of the pie.He doesn't care if Kraicek does go to jail, because he'll just get a bigger slice of the pie.BrE = a slice/share of the cakesay your pieceto give your opinion in a very direct way:You'd better just say your piece - it's not good to keep things inside and get angry about them.The Chief Constable and I each said our piece and were surprised at the emotional response of the audience.sb wants a piece of sb AmEAmEslang used in order to say that someone wants to meet and talk with someone, especially someone famous:We all want a piece of Jamal. He's become a hero to this city. We don't get many of those.It seems that everyone wants a piece of the chairman of the Senate budget committee. Everyone wants just a couple of minutes of his time, please and thank you, to save a program, budget, job, pension, whatever. phrasepiece[pieced, pieced, piecing]
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piece out sth • piece sth out if you piece out the truth or the facts about something, you gradually succeed in finding them out and understanding them: It took me several days to piece out what had happened to the money.■ SIMILAR TO: work out
piece together 1. piece together sth • piece sth together to put together all the information that you have about a situation in order to try to understand what happened or understand the truth: Accident investigators are still trying to piece together the events that led up to the crash. Her story was very muddled and it seemed that she had pieced it together out of various pieces of gossip that she'd picked up here and there.2. piece together sth • piece sth together to make something by putting all the parts of it together in the correct order or position: Although the bowl was badly damaged, they managed to piece it together again. It's a bit like piecing together an enormous jigsaw.■ SIMILAR TO: put together, assemble formal
piece (of the action) and bit of the action; slice of the actionSl. a share in the activity or the profits. (Especially of a business scheme or gambling activity.) If you get in on that real estate deal, I want a piece, too. Deal Tom in. He wants a piece of the action. piece verbpiece1. n. a sexually attractive (young) woman. (Crude.) Who’s that piece I saw you with last night? 2. n. a gun, especially a revolver. (Underworld.) Okay, this gun is aimed at your head. Drop your piece. 3. n. a tiny ponytail worn by males. Even the little boys—six and seven years old—want to wear a piece. Tony pointed out that lots of pirates wore pieces. 4. n. a piece of shit; POS; something worthless. This car is a piece. Couldn’t you gank something better? |