winner takes all



winner takes all

A competition in which the victor is granted all possible prizes. I know we've been playing darts all night, but this will be the last round, winner takes all! My sister and I used to bet our Halloween candy on our report card grades, winner takes all.
See also: all, take, winner

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LÍLe-Irish
Chiquita[tʃi'ki:tə]
Nando-Spanish
Bertil-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Draga-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
AdÈLea-DELFrench