the biggest part of something
in a large ratio
a large amount of share
refers to a huge portion of something
getting most of something and leaving a very tiny amount for others
Karen always keeps a lion’s share – I won’t work with her anymore.
My sister grabbed the lion’s share of the pizza.
They are wasting the lion’s share of their income by paying rents of the unnecessarily big house.
Susana claimed the lion’s share of the money for her success at the concert.
John was a really deserving candidate, so he got the lion’s share of credit for the social service contest.
Rose is doing a great business, her new products account for the lion’s share of its profit.
Sara was not looking pretty at all, but she got the lion’s share of the attention of the audience in the fashion show.
Jack announced the lion’s share of donations to the charities.
The environmental research department received the lion’s share of funding from the public.
There is no origin for this idiom
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