lion's share



lion's share

The greater part or most of something, as in Whenever they won a doubles match, Ethel claimed the lion's share of the credit, or As usual, Uncle Bob took the lion's share of the cake. This expression alludes to Aesop's fable about a lion, who got all of a kill because its fellow hunters, an ass, fox, and wolf, were afraid to claim their share. [Late 1700s]
See also: share

lion's share

The greatest or best part.
See also: share

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Maximinus-Ancient Roman
Aparna-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali
Nissa-Hebrew
Yudel-Yiddish
Sissinnguaq-Native American, Greenlandic
IngeburgING-e-buwrk (German)German, Ancient Germanic