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win the battle but lose the war

win the battle but lose the war (win the battle but lose the war)

Idiom War

Meaning

to achieve a small success but fail in the larger goal

lograr un pequeño éxito pero fallar en el objetivo mayor (lograr un pequeno exito pero fallar en el objetivo mayor)

Oraciones de ejemplo

"By focusing on minor issues, they won the battle but lost the war."

"Al centrarse en problemas menores, ganaron la batalla pero perdieron la guerra." (al centrarse en problemas menores, ganaron la batalla pero perdieron la guerra)

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