Lion's share
/ˈlaɪ.əns ʃɛə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The majority; a large or generous portion. idiomatic
"They got a large donation, but the lion’s share of the money went straight into paying off debt."
Example
More examples"They got a large donation, but the lion’s share of the money went straight into paying off debt."
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.