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
Agnes	AG-nəs (English), AHK-nes (German), AHKH-nəs (Dutch), AHNG-nes (Swedish)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Jiro	jee-ṙo:	Japanese
İLhamİ	-	Turkish
Nayeli	-	Native American, Zapotec
Carlota	kahr-LO-tah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Shelby	['ʃelbi]