to the victor go the spoils
The winner of a conflict gains additional benefits, beyond the subject of the conflict.
victor
/ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/
name 5noun 3
Collocations
4(noun.)
ADJ
clear, runaway | worthy
VERB + VICTOR
be, emerge (as)
The underdog boxer emerged as the victor after a dramatic final round.
PREP
~ over
The home team emerged as victors over their rivals in an exciting match last weekend.
Definitions
noun
1
The winner in a fight or contest.
City were also the victors on that occasion 56 years ago, winning 5-0, but this visit was portrayed as a measure of their progress against the 19-time champions.
2
Alternative letter-case form of Victor from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
noun
1
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter V.
name
1
A male given name from Latin.
'Well, it's your mother who chose Victor. I never liked the name. It sounded a bit like boasting. I think it was because you were born on May something or other when we celebrate the day Germans surrendered.' 'I wasn't. I was born in September.' 'Oh, then there must have been another reason. Perhaps she thought to have you at all was her victory. Over me. I wasn't so keen on a child.'
But Hong Kong-based cross-media artist Victor Wong didn’t think the painting — which looks like a blurry oil painting of a man — was anything that revolutionary.
2
A number of places in the United States.
3
A number of places in the United States.
4
A number of places in the United States.
5
A number of places in the United States.
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Idioms & Phrases
the victor gets the spoils
Alternative form of to the victor go the spoils.
to the victor the spoils
Alternative form of to the victor go the spoils.
Example Bank
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City were also the victors on that occasion 56 years ago, winning 5-0, but this visit was portrayed as a measure of their progress against the 19-time champions.
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'Well, it's your mother who chose Victor. I never liked the name. It sounded a bit like boasting. I think it was because you were born on May something or other when we celebrate the day Germans surre
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But Hong Kong-based cross-media artist Victor Wong didn’t think the painting — which looks like a blurry oil painting of a man — was anything that revolutionary.
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Twelve boxers chase Victor across the big Sylter dike.
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One morning, when Victor woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a big mess of spaghetti.
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Losing is better than to be a victor on the side of the scoundrels.
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