# the rest of sth

idiom · CEFR A2

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/the-rest-of-sth
Updated: 2026-04-22

## Meaning

the part of something that remains after other parts have gone or been used.

## Examples

- You can eat the rest of the cake.
- After finishing the main report, I spent the rest of the afternoon answering emails.
- Having exhausted his savings on the initial investment, he relied on the rest of his inheritance to sustain the project through the winter.

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