snatch defeat from the jaws of victory: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To cause one's own defeat or failure by making an avoidable mistake or behaving foolishly when success seemed assured.
- To squander a clear or near-certain opportunity for victory through poor decisions, carelessness, or mismanagement.
Examples
BetaThe team snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by missing the last penalty kick in the final seconds.
El equipo perdió la victoria por errores propios al fallar el último penal en los segundos finales.
If you keep making careless mistakes, you’ll snatch defeat from the jaws of victory again.
Si sigues cometiendo errores descuidados, perderás la victoria de nuevo por tu propia culpa.
Investors were shocked when the company snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by ignoring obvious risks.
Los inversionistas se sorprendieron cuando la empresa perdió la victoria por ignorar riesgos evidentes.
She couldn’t believe how they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory after leading the race for hours.
No podía creer cómo perdieron la victoria después de liderar la carrera por horas.
Examples:
- EN: Don't snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.ES: No arrebatar derrota de las fauces de la victoria.
- EN: Let's not snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, huh?ES: No arrebatemos la derrota de las fauces de la victoria, ¿eh?ID: Mari kita tidak merebut kekalahan dari rahang kemenangan, ya?
- EN: The neo-cons should be able to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory yet.HI: विनेश अभी भी जीत सकती हैं कांसा
- EN: But somehow, he managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.HI: लेकिन रास्ते से ही वह अपहर्ताओं के चुंगल से फरार होने में सफल रहा.
- EN: It still won't happen, but the Tories are doing everything possible to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.HI: परन्तु ऐसा होगा नहीं, ईसाई मिशनरी शैतान के गढ़ को जीतने के लिए हर प्रकार के धतकर्म कर रही हैं!
- EN: Didn't you snatch defeat from the jaws of victory at Duanjing Cliff just now?ID: Apa kau tidak merebut kekalahan dari rahang kemenangan di tebing Duanjing barusan?
- EN: Stop trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.ID: Jangan berusaha meremehkan kemenangan besar ini bagiku.
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Source: Wiktionary