the better part of

US /ðə ˈbetər pɑːrt əv/
UK /ðə ˈbetər pɑːrt əv/
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большая часть, почти

most of something; more than half of something

:
He spent the better part of his life working on that project.
Он потратил большую часть своей жизни на работу над этим проектом.
We waited for the better part of an hour for the bus to arrive.
Мы ждали автобус почти час.