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

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NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sirvard-Armenian
Silvanaseel-VAH-nahItalian
EgÍDio-Portuguese
Ludvig-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
AntonAHN-tawn (German), ahn-TON (Russian, Ukrainian), AHN-ton (Finnish)German, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Macedo
Ottorino-Italian