⇒ better part of(Примечание. "Best/better part" семантически не эквивалентно русскому слову "добрый" в знач. "целый" (напр., "добрая половина") и тем более не эквивалентно слову "битый" (час)
почти(I've never dropped the bike before in my life, but I've managed to drop this bike twice in six months. I think this is down to ... the fact that it does weigh the best part of 200 kilos (197). • And right now he was down the best part of three hundred quid.Abysslooker); почти целый(most of; almost all of • They alone must have cost the best part of a couple of grand. • I'm sorry I'm late – my doctor's appointment took the best part of an hour. • We spent the better part of an hour searching for her. • The United States is a giant country. Millions of square miles. Best part of three hundred million people.4uzhoj); почти весь(most of; almost all of • That's where he's been for the best part of the last four months.4uzhoj); бо́льшая часть(чего-либо); значительная часть(чего-либо)
