the terrorists will have won

Meaning: (idiomatic)Phrase used to indicate that if a specified activity is not continued or carried out, those who seek to disrupt normal activities through terror will have succeeded, which is an unacceptable result.1979, Edwin Nobles Lowe with Harry D. Shargel,Legal and other aspects of terrorism, page222:If you throttle the free press,the terrorists will have won.1989, Susheela Bhan,Terrorism: an Annotated Bibliography, page116:If governments overact and become oppressive,the terrorists will have won, for their theory is that repression will eventually lead to revolution.2009, Andrea Cohen-Kiener,Claiming Earth As Common Ground: The Ecological Crisis Through the Lens of Faith, page17:If we have to wear sweaters and turn down our thermostat,the terrorists will have won.

Examples:

EN: If we don't do our part, the terrorists will have won.
ES: Si no hacemos nuestra parte, los terroristas habrán ganado. Vamos, Alison.
ID: Jika kita tidak melakukan bagian kita, para teroris akan menang.
EN: If we leave, the terrorists will have won.
HI: अगर वे जाते हैं तो आतंकियों का मकसद सफल होगा.
EN: Again, it's "Surely the terrorists will have won."
HI: और अब अचानक "आतंकवादियों का घोंसला।

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