LION'S SHARE

PRONUNCIATION: (LY-uhnz shair)

MEANING: noun: The largest part of something.

ETYMOLOGY: From the Aesop's fable in which the lion claimed all of the spoils instead of sharing with other animals who took part in the hunt. Earliest documented use: 1790.

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LION'S SHARP - claws

ILION'S SHARE - the spoils of the Trojan war