the best/better/greater part of
idiom
: more than half of (something) : most of (something)
It took us the better part of a week to finish the job.
We've been waiting for the best part of an hour.
They live here for the greater part of the year.
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That’s a drastic reversal for the company, which has sold items in all of its stores for the better part of the past 10 years.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 May 2024
That’s the best part of doing something that goes so far in the world.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 May 2024
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 May 2024
That’s the best part of doing something that goes so far in the world.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 May 2024
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“The best/better/greater part of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20best%2Fbetter%2Fgreater%20part%20of. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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