OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 26537

lion's share

/ˈlaɪ.əns ʃɛə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tajada del león
The majority; a large or generous portion.
In place of dividing the merit of the discovery between the Englishman and the Scotchman, and giving the lion's share to my countryman, I have given the whole merit of the discover…
They got a large donation, but the lion’s share of the money went straight into paying off debt.
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