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lion's share

noun
/ˈlaɪ.əns ʃɛə/UK/ˈlaɪ.ənz ʃɛ(ə)ɹ/US

Etymology

From Aesop’s fable The Lion's Share, in which a lion claims the full amount of the spoil after hunting with a number of other beasts. In one version of the fable, the lion claims three-quarters of the kill rather than the whole, leaving the three other animals to fight over the remainder.

Definitions

  1. The majority

    The majority; a large or generous portion.

    • They got a large donation, but the lion’s share of the money went straight into paying off debt.
    • But when a fortunate section of them should begin to win lions' shares of the spoil through superior aptitude for the struggle, can we doubt in what direction the disappointed ones would seek for consolation and support?

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