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Lion’s Share 1100 Words You Need Week 13 Day 2

Published on December 27th, 2019 | Last updated on December 29th, 2019 by | Category: 1100 Words You Need to Know Flashcards, English Vocabulary in Context | No Comments on Lion’s Share 1100 Words You Need Week 13 Day 2 | 56 Views | Reading Time: 2 minutes

Lion’s Share 1100 Words You Need

Lion’s Share 1100 Words You Need

The largest part or share of something, bulk, vast majority, majority, most, the major portion:

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The lion’s share is an idiomatic expression which refers to the major share of something. The phrase derives from the plot of a number of fables ascribed to Aesop and is used here as their generic title. There are two main types of story, which exist in several different versions. Other fables exist in the East that feature division of prey in such a way that the divider gains the greater part – or even the whole.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/

A lot of the examples that pop into your mind probably have something to do with money — the lion’s share of the profits, the lion’s share of the budget, the finances, the taxes, etc.

But according to the Corpus of Contemporary American English, people use “lion’s share” to talk about all kinds of things. The lion’s share of attention, of work, of responsibility, of blame, of refugees, of blog posts. Anything, really.

Source: https://www.michiganradio.org/

Antonym: dearth, minority, paucity

French: la plus grande partie

Farsi: بزرگترین قسمت


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