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The English We Speak. Hi and welcome to The English We Speak.

Today we're having an office party with the whole BBC Learning English team.

And we're eating some delicious cakes and pies that Jen has baked for us.

Have you tried the apple tart?

Mmm, it's so tasty.

Jen really has a lot of different skills doesn't she? Yeah she really gets involved in lots of different activities. She's always organizing different parties, goes rowing and did you know she works as a weather presenter at the weekend.

And she's a good cook too. This blueberry crumble is delicious.

She really does have a finger in every pie.

Oh, really?

I mean, they taste good, but now I know she puts her fingers in them, I think I've just lost my appetite.

That's not what I meant when I said she has a finger in every pie.

It means she gets involved in a lot of different things.

So someone has a finger in every pie

when they're involved in different activities?

Is it a good thing then?

Well in this case when I said Jen has a finger in every pie I meant

it as a good thing but it can sometimes suggest someone gets involved in things when

they shouldn't. So it can be a good or a bad thing.

Let's have a look at some examples.

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