◊ A piece of the action or (chiefly US) a cut of the action or (chiefly Brit) a slice of the action is a portion or share of the money that can be earned from something.分一杯羹；捞一把
He saw that his friends were making money illegally, and he wanted to get a piece of the action.看到朋友们在用非法手段赚钱，他也想捞一把。