hollow victory
English
Noun
hollow victory (plural hollow victories)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hollow, victory. A victory that is hollow, i.e. meaningless.
- (sometimes proscribed)[1][2] Pyrrhic victory (an empty victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost to achieve it)
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hollow victory
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Pyrrhic victory — see Pyrrhic victory
References
- “hollow victory”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.