Difference between 'win over' and 'win on'

Here it would be win the war on poverty. Usually, to win over means to persuade people to agree with you or like you.

Thanks for answering. How can we differentiate between 'win something on' and 'win something over'. I often hear people saying, "She has won on you as far as the competition is concerned".

fatimah0786 "She has won on you as far as the competition is concerned".

I'm not sure what they mean by this. It doesn't make sense to me.

Blue Jayfatimah0786 "She has won on you as far as the competition is concerned". I'm not sure what they mean by this. It doesn't make sense to me.

Maybe she actually had the word 'complexion' in her mind?

Thinking about it some more, I think it means "She has already beaten you in the competition", using on in a colloquial sense similar to "He hit on every woman he met" or "He cheated on his wife".

Thanks for taking some time out for answering. Even I meant competition. In the t.v show the host said "She won on you", to mean one guest answered something before the other guest in a rapid fire round.

OK, that would be a slang way to say "She beat you".

Yes you are right Blue Jay

Does win the war on poverty mean win war against poverty?

Thanks.

fatimah0786Does win the war on poverty mean win war against poverty?

Yes.