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snatches defeat from the jaws of victory

snatches defeat from the jaws of victory is the third-person singular simple present indicative of snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Meaning of snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

Verb

snatch defeat from the jaws of victory (third-person singular simple present snatches defeat from the jaws of victory, present participle snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, simple past and past participle snatched defeat from the jaws of victory)

  1. (idiomatic) To suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.
    • 1874, Illinois sports pages, "but when they [the Whitesocks baseball team] snatch defeat from the jaws of victory there can be little sympathy for their deserved misfortune." (Quoteinvestigator)

Questions about snatches defeat from the jaws of victory

What is snatches defeat from the jaws of victory the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Snatches defeat from the jaws of victory is the third-person singular simple present indicative of snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Words near snatches defeat from the jaws of victory in the dictionary

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  5. snatches
  6. snatches defeat from the jaws of victory
  7. snatches defeat out of the jaws of victory
  8. snatches someone's edges
  9. snatches the pebble
  10. snatches victory from the jaws of defeat
  11. snatchest

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