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snatching victory from the jaws of defeat

snatching victory from the jaws of defeat is the present participle and gerund of snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

Meaning of snatch victory from the jaws of defeat

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment.
    • 2010, Liam Maloney, "Sligo snatch a victory from the jaws of defeat," Sligo Weekender (Sligo, Ireland). 16 February.

Questions about snatching victory from the jaws of defeat

What is snatching victory from the jaws of defeat the present participle and gerund of?
Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat is the present participle and gerund of snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

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

  1. snatching
  2. snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
  3. snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory
  4. snatching someone's edges
  5. snatching the pebble
  6. snatching victory from the jaws of defeat
  7. snatchingly
  8. snatchings
  9. snatchless
  10. snatchproof
  11. snatcht

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