victory : Idioms & Phrases
Cadmean victory
- a victory that damages the victors as much as the vanquished; probably referring to the battle in which the soldiers who sprang from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus slew each other< Pyhrric victory? >.
Webster 1913
pyrrhic victory
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noun a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses
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victory celebration
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noun a celebration following a victory in a battle or sports competition
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victory day
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noun the day of a victory
V-day.
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victory garden
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noun a kitchen garden planted during wartime to relieve food shortages
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victory lap
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noun a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory
lap of honour.