to the victor belong the spoils

The winner gets everything, as in He not only won the tournament but ended up with numerous lucrative endorsements-to the victor belong the spoils . This expression alludes to the spoils system of American politics, whereby the winner of an election gives desirable jobs to party supporters. [First half of 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Petera	-	Maori
Mariabella	-	English (Rare)
Gussie	GUS-ee	English
Jone (1)	-	Basque
Eleutherius	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
Italia	-	Italian