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
Gerfrid	-	Ancient Germanic
Viivi	VEE:-vee	Finnish
Aghi	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Grady	['greidi]
Aldona	-	Lithuanian, Polish
Rifka	-	Yiddish