Pyrrhic victory
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pyrrhusseger, pyrrhic seger
a victory achieved at the cost of losing so many things in return
Idiom
Exempel
The army's victory in the battle was a Pyrrhic victory as they lost a large number of soldiers.
Arméns seger i slaget var en pyrrhusseger eftersom de förlorade ett stort antal soldater.
The company's victory in the lawsuit was a Pyrrhic victory since they had to pay a huge settlement.
Företagets seger i rättegången var en pyrrhusseger eftersom de var tvungna att betala en enorm förlikning.
