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
Veselko-Croatian, Serbian
Leticiale-TEE-thyah (Spanish), le-TEE-syah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Vivi-Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
My-Swedish
Lillian['liliən]
Ansobert-Ancient Germanic