lion's share
lion's share · lion's shares · lions' shares
левова частка, левина доля
львиная доля
Löwenanteil
The majority; a large or generous portionThe majority; a large or generous portion.
UK/ˈlaɪ.əns ʃɛə/US/ˈlaɪ.ənz ʃɛ(ə)ɹ/
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)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.
Löwenanteil
льви́ная до́ляlʹvínaja dólja
ле́вова ча́сткаlévova částka, леви́на до́ляlevýna dólja
Translations
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the majority; a large or generous portion:
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By meaning 1
the majority; a large or generous portion:
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the majority; a large or generous portion:
Origin
From Aesop’s fable The Lion's Share, in which a lion claims the full amount of the spoil aFrom 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.
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