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
DulceDOOL-the (Spanish), DOOL-se (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Johannayo-HAH-nah (German), yo-HAHN-nah (Danish, Dutch), YO-hahn-nah (Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian, English, Late Roman
Yejide-Western African, Yoruba
MariÁN-Slovak, Czech, Hungarian
Athey['æθi]
Felizitasfe-LEE-tsee-tahsGerman