We know the meaning of the expression Lion’s share is
the larger share of something.
For example,
Prabhu claimed the lion’s share of the credit for
winning the match.
The three brothers were supposed to divide the money
equally between themselves, but their elder brother took the lion’s share.
What is the story behind this expression?
The origin of the expression is from a story Aesop’s
Fables.
In the story, a lion and his three friends- a fox, an
ass and a wolf- go hunting. After they make a kill, the lion says that he is going
to keep three fourths of the meat himself. The reasons he provides for keeping
the “lion’s share’ are the following;
A fourth as his just share,
A fourth for his lioness and cubs,
And the other one-fourth for his courage.
The lion then goes on to inform his friends that his
prepared to part with the remaining portion of the kill, provided one of them
defeats him in a fight. The friends refuse to take him on, and leave the entire
kill to the king of beasts.
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