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lion's share

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lion's Share are a heavy metal band, formed in Sundsvall , Sweden in 1987, by guitarist Lars Chriss, and keyboardist Kay Backlund. The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Lars Chriss the only constant presence in the band through the ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lion \Li"on\ (l[imac]"[u^]n), n. [F. lion, L. leo, -onis, akin to Gr. le`wn. Cf. Chameleon , Dandelion , Leopard .] (Zo["o]l.) A large carnivorous feline mammal ( Panthera leo , formerly Felis leo ), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context idiomatic English) The majority; a large or generous portion.

Usage examples of lion's share.

However, the amount of the tithe was in my lord's discretion, and I who was in overall charge of the palace accounts knew where the lion's share of the treasure would end up.

The Goodman-Muldoon Private Investigations Agency (which had been formed right after those two worthy gentlemen had resigned from the New York Police Department amid the international acclaim connected with their solving the Carmel disappearance) was offered a lion's share of the best-paying business accounts possible.

This time, it was I who did the lion's share of the work, tending to the horses, who huddled gratefully out of the gale, gathering scrub branches and laying a fire on the site of ancient ashes.

She stepped through the French doors into the warmth of her conservatory-which had required the lion's share of her inheritance to build-and was almost Home.

She stepped through the French doors into the warmth of her conservatorywhich had required the lion's share of her inheritance to buildand was almost Home.

Since Benden Weyr was likely to get the lion's share of it, Chalkin had to keep in good with the Benden Weyrleaders so that, at the Hatching which was due to occur in another few weeks, he'd be invited and could drink as much of their allotment of wines as he could.

Unlike other dons, Don Scarletti did not take the lion's share of their profits, so the people were loyal to him, but they loved Nicoletta.

He and Tara Lee have assumed the lion's share of the load and it's giving me time for my research.

He would have a controlling interest in the expedition now, and if he was right about the profits to be made from exploiting Khieevi technology, the lion's share of those profits would go to House Li rather than House Harakamian.