The Lion's Share.
English
idiom
By far the largest part of something.
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By far the largest part of something.
Trusted by1.5M+English learners & teachers worldwide
By far the largest part of something.
When one person or group takes the lion's share, they get much more of the money, work, credit, or attention.
It often hints the split was uneven, though not always unfair.
"More than Your Fair Share"
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More than you were entitled to, unfairly
"A Drop in the Bucket"
—
A tiny share that barely counts
"The Lion's Share"
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The biggest part by far
Where is most of the project time going at the moment?
Data cleaning takes the lion's share — roughly three days out of every five.
I've been doing the lion's share of the housework for about two months.
You have, and that's on me. Let's write down who does what.
Who organized the whole wedding in the end?
Her aunt did the lion's share, and she barely got a mention in the speeches.
