Post-UTME English Language 2007 Objective — Question 7
Question 7 of 15 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) English Language 2007 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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The war was long, there were reverses on both sides; at last Kikuyu gained a pyrrhic victory. (nearest in meaning to the idiom)
- A. a victory that came suddenly
- B. a victory won at a high costCorrect
- C. a victory they did not deserve
- D. a well-deserved victory
Explanation
A 'pyrrhic victory' is a victory won at such great cost that it is almost equivalent to defeat.
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