victory : Idioms & Phrases

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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? >.
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pyrrhic victory

  • noun a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses
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victory celebration

  • noun a celebration following a victory in a battle or sports competition
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victory day

  • noun the day of a victory
    V-day.
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victory garden

  • noun a kitchen garden planted during wartime to relieve food shortages
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victory lap

  • noun a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory
    lap of honour.
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