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Another battle was fought at Asculum (279), and although Pyrrhus won, it was on this occasion that he said "One more victory against the Romans and we will be ruined" - the origin of the expression Pyrrhic victory.
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Pyrrhic victory - the meaning and origin of this phrase. ... The phrase 'pyrrhic victory' is an allusion to the battle. John Dryden's translation of Plutarch's Pyrrhus, 75 AD reports that:
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A Pyrrhic victory (pronounced /ˈpɪrɪk/ ) is a victory with devastating cost to the victor. The phrase is named after King Pyrrhus of Epirus, whose army suffered irreplaceable casualties in def...
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Technically it was a victory for the British, who attacked the patriot fortifications -- but a Pyrrhic victory if ever there was: out of 2,200 British soldiers 1,034 were killed or wounded, including one in nine of all the officers the British lost in the whole war. ... Origin of Pyrrhic Victory...
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Pyrrhic Victory; A victory or success that comes at the expense of great losses or costs. In business, examples of such a victory could be succeeding at a hostile takeover bid or winning a lengthy and expensive lawsuit. ... Origin of pyrrhic v...
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After the battle it is said that he exclaimed, “ Another such victory and we are lost!”; Thus a “Pyrrhic victory”, where the cost of achieving something is so expensive that it is little better than a defeat. ... Origin and Meanings of Expressions/Words ... Labels: pyrrhic, pyrrhus, victory...
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(Well, not "lost," since he knew where they were--dead, mostly.) The outcome was so costly that he is reported to have said, "One more such victory and we are lost." And the expression has come down to us today. A Pyrrhic victory is one where the cost is greater than the benefit.
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Not so much: a Pyrrhic victory is one that you win, but one that was not worth winning considering the cost. Of course, the NRA didn't actually prevent Sotomayor from being elected, so it's hard to call it a victory.
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Ibori’s Pyrrhic Victory in Asaba is Without Prejudice to the Case against Him and His Associates in London ... The report of the infamous judgement of Justice Marcel Awokulehin (dismissing the 170-count indictment of James Ibori purportedly for lack of evidence) by the Associated Press on Thursday December 17,
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