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Lion’s Share

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The larger part: all or nearly all: In Æsop’s Fables, several beasts joined the lion in a hunt; but, when the spoil was divided, the lion claimed one quarter in right of his prerogative, one for his superior courage, one for his dam and cubs, “and as for the fourth, let who will dispute it with me.” Awed by his frown, the other beasts yielded and silently withdrew. (See Montgomery.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Lion and the True Prince (The)
Lion of God
Lion of St. Mark
Lion of the Reformation (The)
Lion of the Zodiac
Lion’s Claws
Lion’s Head
Lion’s Mouth
Lion’s Provider
Lion’s Share
Lions (The)
Lionise a Person (To)
Liosalfar
Lip
Lip Homage
Lip Service
Lips
Liquor up
Lir (King)
Liris

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