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Hollow Victory Obtained Unsatisfactory Conditions Result Worthless Significance

Phrase/Idiom hollow victory
Definition A victory obtained in unsatisfactory conditions, which as a result seems worthless or without significance for the winner, is called a hollow victory.
Example It was a hollow victory – he won the case but lost all his savings in legal fees.

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