To the victors belong the spoils



To the victors belong the spoils.

Prov. The winners achieve power over people and property. The mayor took office and immediately fired many workers and hired new ones. Everyone said, "To the victors belong the spoils."
See also: belong, spoil, victor

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Talishatə-LEESH-ə, tə-LISH-əAfrican American (Rare)
He-Chinese
SenjaSEN-yahFinnish
Yehochanan-Biblical Hebrew
Erminlinda-Ancient Germanic
Odette[əu'det]