a Pyrrhic victory



a Pyrrhic victory

a victory that is not worth winning because you have suffered so much to achieve it Winning the case may well prove to be a Pyrrhic victory as the award will not even cover their legal fees.
See also: pyrrhic, victory

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Doncho-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Ajla-Bosnian
Philetos-Biblical Greek
Pruitt['pru:it]
SanderSAHN-dər (Dutch)Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Torstein-Norwegian