If I Had the Wings of Angel
Casting a furtive glance over his shoulder, the felon flipped out
of the main gate of the prison. A plethora of escapes from the 
supposedly secure prison embarrassed the hapless warden. To compound
their problems, the city officials were badgered by irate citizens
who accused the prison guards of accepting bribes from the convicts 
whose motto is:" The brick wall does not a prison make, nor does the
iron bar a cage."

Pyrrhic victory--In heavy fighting the troops managed to recapture
the hill, but it could only be a Pyrrhic victory.
(a too costly victory)