Idiom of the Day
the lion's share
'較多的，大部分的』
Today: Sun, 23 Aug 2020
Meaning:
You can say something is the lion's share if it's the biggest share or portion of something.
如果表示某事某物量多，大部分或較多的，你就可以使用此句lion's share。
For example:
The lion's share of the government's budget goes to the military, when it could be spent on useful things like education, health care and looking after the environment.
政府預算中的絕大部分都花在了軍方上面，而這筆錢其實可以花在像教育，保健和保護環境等事情上。
The company executives decided to give the lion's share of the company's profits to themselves, in the form of very high salaries, huge bonuses and very generous expense accounts. Not much was left over for staff wages and the shareholders.
公司高管決定以把大部分的利潤給自己，其中包括高薪，大額獎金和慷慨的報銷等。 而剩下的作為員工工資和股東收入，幾乎是寥寥無幾。
Quick Quiz
The lion's share of the zoo's budget was spent on
a. the lions
b. the salaries
c. the tea and biscuits
答案：b