the longest pole knocks the persimmon
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the longest pole knocks the persimmon
- (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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whoever has the most advantages has the best chance of success