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What does "you want a piece" mean here? Does it mean to fight?

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Rebecca

"Piece" here is an idiomatic word that means to get into a fight with someone. This comes from the idiom "piece of me", which refers to getting a "piece" of them by going into a physical fight with them. Ex: Do you want a piece of me? Ex: Keep talking like that and you'll get a piece of me.

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