lion's share

noun

the largest part or share, especially a disproportionate portion:

The eldest son received the lion's share of the estate.

Origin

1780-90; probably after Aesop's fable in which the lion claimed all the spoils of a hunt

Examples from the web for lion's share

Others believe full-time faculty members deserve the lion's share of money for student instruction.
Developed countries consume the lion's share of fossil fuels.
The lion's share live in the intestinal tract, where they help fend off bad bacteria and aid in digesting our dinners.
The lion's share live in the intestinal tract, where they help to fend off bad bacteria and aid in digestion.
In the same time maintenance costs and even acquisition costs are reduced, since power plants are a lion's share here.
Vision has had the lion's share of attention in the field.
Those established industries take the lion's share of energy subsidies.
But the lion's share of the illegal cash went into the law firm.
Port-au-Prince gets the lion's share of all revenues, and possesses about all the infrastructure.
He had won the lion's share of support from party leaders.

lion's share in Culture

lion's share definition

A disproportionately large segment of the whole: “Though we always divided our winnings, somehow Barton always seemed to end up with the lion's share.”

Slang definitions & phrases for lion's share

lion's share

noun phrase

A major proportion or part of something; the largest portion: He does the lion's share of the housework

Idioms and Phrases with 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 ]