Idiom: "A Pyrrhic victory" means?
- Victory at great cost
- A complete defeat
- A surprise victory
- None of these
Explanation
- A Pyrrhic victory is a victory won with very heavy losses.
- The cost of winning is so great that it feels almost like a defeat.
- The idiom comes from King Pyrrhus of Epirus, who won battles but suffered severe losses.
Last verified on 18-07-2026
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- Victory at great cost
- A complete defeat
- A surprise victory
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- To correct a mistake
- To accept defeat
- To put in effort
- None of these
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- Sometimes that seems bad but it actually good
- A good thing that seems bad at first
- A bad situation
- Both A and B
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- To be ill
- Feeling unwell/sick
- Standing in bad weather
- Both A and B
اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں
- Very beautiful
- Useless and costly
- Looks ugly
- None of these
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