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11(more than) your fair share of something — phrase used for emphasizing that an amount is very large, especially an amount of something bad Jean has had her fair share of tragedy. Thesaurus: words used to describe large amounts and quantitiessynonym Main entry: fair * * * ( …
12(a) share of the pie — a piece/share/slice/of the pie phrase a share of the available money, benefits etc The company made big profits and the workers want a slice of the pie. Thesaurus: share of somethingsynonym …
13(the) lion's share (of something) — the ˈlion s share (of sth) idiom (BrE) the largest or best part of sth when it is divided Main entry: ↑lionidiom …
14market share — Econ. the specific percentage of total industry sales of a particular product achieved by a single company in a given period of time. * * * noun, pl ⋯ shares : the percentage that a company has of the total sales for a particular product or… …
15claw sth back — UK US claw (sth) back Phrasal Verb with claw({{}}/klɔː/ verb ► STOCK MARKET if a share price claws back, or claws back a particular amount, it slowly increases after it has gone down: »The firm clawed back 15p of Monday s 60p decline to reach… …
16wipe sth out — UK US wipe sth out Phrasal Verb with wipe({{}}/waɪp/ verb [T] IT ► if an increase in the value, level, etc. of something is wiped out, the value, level, etc. goes down to the point where the increase started: »Investors saw their recent gains… …
17fork out sth — UK US fork out (sth) Phrasal Verb with fork({{}}/fɔːk/ verb mainly UK INFORMAL also US INFORMAL fork over (sth)) ► to pay a large amount of money, especially unwillingly: »Investors must fork out $850 to $1,000 for each share they want to buy.… …
18wipe sth off sth — UK US wipe sth off sth Phrasal Verb with wipe({{}}/waɪp/ verb [T] IT ► FINANCE to reduce the value of an investment, usually suddenly and by a large amount: »$8 billion was wiped off share prices worldwide …
19sew sth up — UK US sew sth up Phrasal Verb with sew({{}}/səʊ/ verb INFORMAL ► to complete something successfully: »He hopes to sew up the nomination by the end of the month. get/have sth (all) sewn up »He aims to have the first deal sewn up early next year …
20turn sb/sth down — UK US turn sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with turn({{}}/tɜːn/ verb [I or T] ► to refuse an offer, a job, or a request: »The rival energy company s bid of 640p a share was turned down. turn sb down for sth »He was turned down for the job because of… …
