lion's share
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lion's share
- /ˈlaɪ.əns ʃɛə/ UK
- /ˈlaɪ.ənz ʃɛ(ə)ɹ/ US
Where it comes from
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.
noun the lion's share · lion's shares · lions' shares
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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.
Similar: leonine share
Translations
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noun the majority; a large or generous portion
| Español | tajada del león |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사자의 몫 saja-ui mok, 대부분 daebubun |
| 日本語 | 獅子の分け前 shishi no wakemae, 旨い汁 umai-shiru, 大部分 daibubun |
| 中文 | 絕大部分 /绝大部分 juédà bùfèn, 大部分 dàbùfèn |
| Português | parte do leão |
| Français | part du lion |
| Deutsch | Löwenanteil |
| Italiano | parte del leone |
| Ελληνικά | μερίδα του λέοντος merída tou léontos |
| Română | partea leului |
| Русский | льви́ная до́ля lʹvínaja dólja |
| Tiếng Việt | phần lớn |
| العربية | حِصَّةُ الأَسَد ḥiṣṣatu l-ʔasad |
| עברית | חלק הארי khélek ha-arí |
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