Lion's share
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, “<span word="lion">lion</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="share">share</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>: “<span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="folded">folded</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lion">lion</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assets">assets</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>, “<span word="he">he</span>” <span word="took">took</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="valuables">valuables</span> <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span>.</p><p><span word="Theirs">Theirs</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="photo">photo</span> <span word="printing">printing</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="slack">slack</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="pardon">pardon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pun">pun</span>. <span word="He">He</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="printing">printing</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="clippings">clippings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="share">share</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lion">lion</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="share">share</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Aesop">Aesop</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fables">fables</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Phaedrus">Phaedrus</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reflection">reflection</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="Partnership">Partnership</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mighty">mighty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="trustworthy">trustworthy</span>”. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="relates">relates</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cow">cow</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goat">goat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lion">lion</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dividing">dividing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spoil">spoil</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lion">lion</span> <span word="says">says</span>, “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="title">title</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="king">king</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="assign">assign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>; <span word="then">then</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="me">me</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="touches">touches</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>”.</p>
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