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lion's share
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lion's share
(noun)
lion's share
noun
lion's share
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of LION'S SHARE
[
noncount
]
:
the largest part of something
He took the
lion's share
of the blame [=most of the blame] for the accident.
She claimed the
lion's share
of the credit for the show's success.
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