the longest pole knocks the persimmon

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the longest pole knocks the persimmon

  1. (US, especially Southern US, dated) Whoever has the most advantages has the best chance of success.
    • 1905, The Rosary Magazine, volume 26, page 517:
      Every official in Morocco from the Sultan down is for sale, and it is a case where the longest pole knocks the persimmon.

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