snatch victory from the jaws of defeat (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: snatches victory from the jaws of defeat
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: snatching victory from the jaws of defeat
tags: participle
present
form: snatched victory from the jaws of defeat
tags: participle
past
form: snatched victory from the jaws of defeat
tags: past